1920s and 1930s vocab Flashcards
1
Q
stock market crash
A
sever drop in stock value
2
Q
consumers
A
people who buy stuff
3
Q
The dust bowl
A
The great plains were a desert is
4
Q
soup kitchens
A
served food to poor people
5
Q
bonus army
A
WW1 vets whanted bonus checks
6
Q
shantytowns/Hoovervilles
A
Homeless settlements named for president hoover
7
Q
franklin Roosevelt
A
1933-1945-Made new deal reforms
8
Q
new deal
A
plan to end the depression
9
Q
ccc
A
government program jobs to young men on conservation projects.
10
Q
SCE
A
securities and exchange commission regulates the stock market to prevent abuse
11
Q
FDIC
A
federal insurance corporation
12
Q
SSA
A
social security corporation
13
Q
subsidy
A
monetary support from the goverment