| Term | Definition |
| radicals | advocating political and social revolution |
| anarchism | opposition to any form of government; the theory that all governments should be abolished |
| prohibition | a ban on alcohol |
| internationalism | a policy of cooperation and involvement among nations |
| disarmament | the act or policy of reducing or destroying military weapons |
| industrial productivity | the amount of goods produced by one hour of labor |
| capital | accumulated money or other material wealth that is devoted to the production of more wealth; material wealth acquired in business by an individual or company |
| corporations | groups of ividuals authorized by law to act as a single entity; a business owned by many investors |
| oligopoly | the control of an entire industry, such as meat packing, by a few major producers |
| welfare capitalism | programs adopted by employers in order to convince workers that they didn't need unions |
| industrialists | people who deal with the commercial production and sale of goods and services |
| scientific management | a management theory using efficiency experts to examine each work operations and find ways to minimize the time needed to complete it |
| white-collar worker | a professional or office worker |