| A | B |
|---|
| decline | to lose strength or power over time |
| voluntary | not forced; done of one's own free will |
| overproduction | a situation in which the supply of manufactured goods exceeds the demand |
| bankruptcy | is financial failure caused by a company's inability to pay its debts |
| default | failure to repay loans |
| bonus | extra payment |
| specify | to name or describe in exact detail |
| infrastructure | underlying foundation on which a community or nation depends, such as its roads, bridges, etc. |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | known as FDR, became president in 1932 |
| fireside chat | radio talks |
| Fr. Charles Coughlin | a Catholic priest from Michigan didn't trust President Roosevelt and wanted the government to take control of the banks |
| Francis Townsend | initiated pension program |
| pension | retirement payments |
| domestic | having to do with the home or housework |
| confer | to exchange ideas with someone |
| civil rights | the rights guaranteed in the Constitution, especially voting and equal treatment under the law |
| Eleanor Roosevelt | well respected wife of President Roosevelt |
| migrant worker | people who travel from farm to farm collecting crops |
| John Steinbeck | Author of The Grapes of Wrath |
| minimum | smallest or least required or allowed |
| fundamental | basic; essential; most important |
| payroll tax | removes money directly from workers' paychecks |
| collective bargaining | the right of a union to negotiate wages and benefits for all its members |
| sit-down strike | workers stay in the factory, but stop production |
| deficit spending | a situation in which the government spends more money than it receives in taxes |
