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9 Cards in this Set
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Hobo |
A homeless person, typically one who is travelling in search of work during the Great Depression |
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Foreclosure |
When a lender takes over ownership of a property from an owner who has failed to make loan payment |
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Hooverville |
Makeshift shantytowns that sprung up during the Great Depression, named after President Hoover |
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Drought |
A period of very dry weather |
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Dust Bowl |
A nickname for the Great plains regions hit by drought and dust storms in the early 1930s |
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Okie |
Nickname for a farmer who left the dust bowl in search of work, many were from Oklahoma |
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New Deal |
A plan made by President Franklin Roosevelt intended to bring back government relief, recovery, and reforms to the country after the Depression. |
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Brain trust |
A group of unofficial advisors of the presidents |
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Subsidy |
A government payment at achieving some public benefit |
