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Chapter 11 Vocab
Chapter 11: The Depression and the New Deal
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Welfare | standard care, well-being |
| Scheme | a plan |
| Advocate | support |
| Migrate | relocate |
| Generate | create |
| Promote | to help advance |
| Collapse | break down |
| Decline | descend |
| Unemployment Insurance | payments by the government for a limited period of time to people who have lost their jobs |
| Pension | a sum paid regularly to a person, usually after retirement |
| Fascist | a person with extremely nationalistic views |
| Migrant Worker | a person who moves from place to place to find work harvesting fruits and vegetables |
| Work Relief | programs that gave needy people government jobs |
| Public Work | projects such as highways,parks,and libraries built with public funds for public use |
| Relief | aid for the needy; welfare |
| Default | to fail to meet and obligation, especially a financial one |
| Stock Exchange | a place where shares in corporations are bought and sold thought an organized system |