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| Money raised for a business venture. |
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| A government program to help the needy. |
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| A place where food is provided to the needy at little or no charge. |
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| Projects built by the government for public use. |
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A stampede of selling stocks that caused prices to plunge because there were no people buying stocks.
Tuesday October 29, 1929 |
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The worst period of economic decline in United States history.
began 1929, lasted until World War II |
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Reconstruction Finance
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Program approved by President Hoover that loaned money to railroads, banks, and insurance companies to help them stay in business.
(Hoover hoped saving the businesses would also save workers' jobs) |
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World War I Army veterans that traveled to the capital to tell Congress that they needed their bonus.
They traveled as cheaply as possible, some walked. They camped in a tent city along the Potomac River. |
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