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Herbert Hoover
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president of the U.S. during the great depression. He tried to banish poverty w/ his policies.
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Dow Jones industrial average
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an average of stock prices of leading industries
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installment buying
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let ppl buy expensive items and pay for them (with interest) over many monthes
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welfare capitalism
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actions made by companies to please their workers
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Father Divine
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a Harlem evangelist that opened soup kitchins to feed the poor
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Norman Thomas
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the leader of the socialists
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21st Amendment
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the repeal of pro-hibtion
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Hooovervilles
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shanty towns of homes for the homeless
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The Gross National Product
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the total annual value of goods and services a country prduces
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spectulation
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taking chances in the stock market
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Socialists
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called for gradual change in society instead of a revolution
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Scotteboro boys
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9 African American boys accused of raping two white women
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real wages
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what $ could actually buy
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collateral
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security
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