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6th-Great D. Part 1
Content and Academic Vocab. for Great Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Great Depression | the most severe economic decline in U.S. history, beginning in 1929 |
| bankrupt | unable to pay debts |
| soup kitchen | a place where food is provided to the needy at little or no charge |
| Hooverville | a group of shacks in which the homeless lived during the Great Depression |
| relief | help for the needy, often in the form of money or food |
| bonus | an additional sum of money |
| on margin | a practice that allows people to buy stock with borrowed money |
| Bonus Army | a group of veterans who marched to Washington in 1932 to demand immediate payment of a WWI bonus |
| public works | government-funded public buildings, roads, dams and other public structures |