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Great Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SOUP KITCHEN | places where the hungry can get a free meal |
| MIGRANT WORKERS | people who move from place to place in search of work |
| HOOVERVILLE | , groups of makeshift shacks where the homeless lived during the Great Depression |
| UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE | payments by the government for a limited period of time to people who have lost their jobs |
| RELIEF | assistance that is given to those in need |
| PUBLIC WORKS | roads, buildings, dams and public buildings (schools, hospitals, etc.) that are built by government funded jobs |
| NEW DEAL | programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt to end the Great Depression (these focused on the 3 R's: relief, recovery and reform) |
| DEFAULT | failure to pay an amount of money that is owed within the time period that it is due |
| RECESSION | an economic downturn (slump) |
| BLACK TUESDAY | October 29, 1929,AKA "the Stock Market Crash" wild stampede of selling (stock market lost $30 billion)on the NY Exchange |
| STOCK EXCHANGE | a place where shares in corporations are bought and sold through an organized system |
| STOCK | ,a share of ownership in a corporation/company |