| A | B |
|---|
| speculation | involvement in risky business in order to make a profit in the future |
| buying on margin | buying of stocks using credit |
| Black Tuesday | October 29, 1929 the day the stock market crashed |
| Hooverville | shantytowns were people lived during the Depression |
| New Deal | FDR's plan to get the American economy back on track |
| deficit spending | in order to function, the government has to go into debt |
| Grapes of Wrath | book describing the plight of farmers during the Dust Bowl |
| Fireside Chats | radio adresses used by FDR to communicate with the American people |
| bread line | a way in which the people would get food during the Depression |
| Dust Bowl | Environmental disaster that struck five states at the beginning of the Depression |
| Bank Holiday | FDR's attempt to restore faith in the banks |
| Wagner Act | protected the rights of workers to organize and strike during the Depression |
| Social Security Act | provided unemployment insurance and retirement benefits for the elderly |
