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| to not do something you were supposed to do (like pay a bill) |
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help for the needy (like food or money)
often provided by churches or charities |
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| projects like highways, parks, and libraries that are built using tax money |
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| the severe economic crisis that happened during the 1930s |
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- shanty towns (built out of boxes, tents, etc) during the Great Depression
- names for President Hoover because he didn't help fix the Great Depression
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| money the government gives to a person or company so that they will eventually help others |
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| programs that gave unemployed people jobs |
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| the ideas that FDR came up with and that Congress approved to help solve the problems of the Great Depression |
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| the name given to the area of the southern Great Plain that suffered from a lack of rain (drought) and dust storms |
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| a person who moves from place to place to find work picking fruits and vegetables |
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| a federal agency that regulates banking |
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| money paid to a person on a regular basis, usually after they retire |
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| shares of ownership in a company which can be bought and sold for money |
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| a form of a loan; borrowing money that will be paid back later with interest |
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- stock market crash
- event that triggered the Great Depression
- October 29, 1929
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Black Tuesday
event that triggered the Great Depression |
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- author
- wrote about the 1930's migrant workers
- Grapes of Wrath
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| Agricultural Adjustment Administration |
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| National Recovery Administration |
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| helped businesses and workers gain more rights |
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| Farmer incomes fell due to |
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(trade taxes)
decreased interational trade, hurting American businesses |
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| Federal Reserve failed to prevent |
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| the collapse of the banking system |
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- federal work programs
- environmental improvement programs
- farm assistance programs
- increased rights for labor
- Social Security
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| Causes of the Great Depression |
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- over-speculation on stocks
- collapse of the banking system
- high tariffs (trade taxes)
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| Results of the Great Depression |
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- banks/businesses failed
- 25% workers unemployed
- many hungry and homeless
- farmer incomes fell
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