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Great Depression
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Herbert Hoover | President at the beginning of the Great Depression |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Creator of the new deal |
| Surplus | Extra product,object,people,ect..... |
| Great Depression | Series of negative event that occurred that included economic and agricultural depression |
| New Deal | Plan to get out of the Great Depression. |
| Dust Bowl | A series of dust storms throughout the west. |
| 1926 | Economic trouble was already beginning |
| Work Progress Administration of the second new deal | Created a 8 million jobs |
| Social Security act of 1935 | Most important legacy of the new deal |
| Fire Chats | President Roosevelt talked to America over radio to build confidence and courage |
| Pres. Hoovers advisors | Believed economy will recover on its own |
| Hoovervilles | Communities of cardboard shacks |
| Pres. Roosevelt first 100 days in office | Spent making proposals to give relief recovery and to reform Americans |
| Buying on Margin | Buying stocks |
| Credit usage | used for everyday life |