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US History
Vocabulary for TAKS test
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History
11th Grade
11/28/2012

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Margin
Definition
buying a stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest
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shantytowns
Definition
a poor section of town consisting of crudely built dwellings usually made of wood
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Hoovervilles
Definition
a nickname given to shantytowns in the United States during the Great Depression
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Dust Bowl
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name given to the area of the southern Great Plains severly damaged by droughts and dust storms during the 1930s
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relief
Definition
aid for the needy, welfare
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Fireside Chats
Definition
Direct talks that FDR held with the American people to let them know what he was trying to accomplish
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