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Great Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bull Market | A market in which share prices are rising, encouraging buying. |
| Bear Market | A market in which prices are falling, encouraging selling. |
| Margin buying | Buying on margin is the purchase of an asset by paying the margin and borrowing the balance from a bank or broker. |
| Gross national product | The total value of goods produced and services provided by a country during one year, equal to the gross domestic product plus the net income from foreign investments. |
| Business cycle | A cycle or series of cycles of economic expansion and contraction. |
| Mutualistas | Were community-based mutual aid societies created by Mexican immigrants in the late 19th century United States. |
| Breadlines | A line of people waiting to receive free food. |
| Shantytowns | A deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of crude dwellings. |
| Rugged individualism | The idea that individuals should be able to help themselves out and that the government should definitely overly involve itself. |