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14 Cards in this Set
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Hoovervilles |
name given to shanytowns during the great depression |
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Buying the Margin |
to buy stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest |
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Bonus army |
veterans of WWI who protested in washington; wanted their promised money from the federal government |
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default |
to fail to meet loan payment |
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reform |
permanent programs to avoid another depression and insure citizens against economic disasters |
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relief |
immediate action taken to halt the economies deterioration during the great depression |
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recovery |
temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand during the great depression |
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new deal programs |
laws passed during the FDR's 4 terms in office to battle the depression |
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great depression |
a severe economic crisis in the US lastly roughly 1929-1941 |
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black tuesday |
10/29/29 stock prices plummeted |
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brain trust |
group of advisors FDR used to help him develop recovery programs |
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the first 100 days |
the 3 month special session of Congress in which FDR presented 15 proposals for the NEW Deal programs ; all were passed |
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dust bowl |
an environmental disaster occurring on the southern great plains in which poor farming practices lead to soil erosion |
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migrant Worker |
one that moves from place to place usually to pick fruits and vegetables |
