| A | B |
|---|
| Black Tuesday | Nickname given to the worst day in Stock Market history. |
| Soup Kitchens | Places set up to provide free food |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | President during the Great Depression |
| Corporations | Businesses that sell shares in their company |
| Durable Goods | Products meant to last a long time. |
| Hoovervilles | Groups of make shift homes named after Pres. Hoover |
| Great Depression | Period of severe economic decline. |
| Stock Market Crash | Marked the beginning of the Great Depression |
| Dust Bowl | Severe drought that hit the mid-west and Great Plains |
| Federal Reserve | Govt. organization that failed to prevent banks from collapse |
| Social Security | Pension (money) established for people when they retire |
| Tariff | Taxes placed on imported goods. |
| New Deal | Federal programs put in place by FDR |
| FDIC | Federal Depositors Insurance Corp. |
| One-fourth(25%) | Unemployment rate during the Great Depression |
