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20 Cards in this Set
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a place where stocks, or shares in businesses, are bought and sold
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Stock Market
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a time when the economy of a nation falls sharply
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depression
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to fail to pay a loan when it is due
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default
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to take property of someone who has failed to pay back a loan
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foreclosure
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money given in addition to what is owed
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bonus
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a long period of very dry weather
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drought
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a worker who travels from place to place to harvest crops
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migrant worker
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construction projects paid for by public funds
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public works
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help given to poor people
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relief
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make-shift houses made out of scraps, metal, and wood
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Hoovervilles
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a place where stocks, or shares in businesses, are bought and sold
|
Stock Market
|
|
|
a time when the economy of a nation falls sharply
|
depression
|
|
|
to fail to pay a loan when it is due
|
default
|
|
|
to take property of someone who has failed to pay back a loan
|
foreclosure
|
|
|
money given in addition to what is owed
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bonus
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|
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a long period of very dry weather
|
drought
|
|
|
a worker who travels from place to place to harvest crops
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migrant worker
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|
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construction projects paid for by public funds
|
public works
|
|
|
help given to poor people
|
relief
|
|
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make-shift houses made out of scraps, metal, and wood
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Hoovervilles
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