The Great Depression and The New Deal Flashcards

1
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The act or process of giving or delivering products to places

A

Distribution

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2
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a legal proceeding that bars or extinguishes a mortgagor’s right of redeeming a mortgaged estate

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Foreclose

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3
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a person who has no place to live and no money and who travels to many different places

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Hobo

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4
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one of the parts into which debt is divided when payment is made at intervals

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Installment

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5
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buying a stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest

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Margin

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6
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an attempt to resolve conflict between hostile people or groups

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Mediate

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7
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to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return

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Invest

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8
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the set of ideas and beliefs of a group or political party

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Ideology

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9
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serving as an original or generating source

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Fundamental

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10
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the way in which money is used and handled

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Finance

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11
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an acute viral disease, usually affecting children and young adults, caused by any of three polioviruses, characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons of the brain stem and spinal cord, and resulting in a motor paralysis, followed by muscular atrophy and often permanent deformities

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Polio

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12
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structures, as roads, dams, or post offices, paid for by government funds for public use

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Public Works

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13
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an improvement in the economy marking the end of a recession or decline

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Recovery

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14
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a number of games, contests, or sporting events, with the same participants, considered as a unit

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Series

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15
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money, food, or other help given to those in poverty or need

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Relief

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16
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engagement in business transactions involving considerable risk but offering the chance of large gains, especially trading in commodities, stocks, etc.

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Speculation

17
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to cause to cease for a time from operation or effect, as a law, rule, privilege, service, or the like

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Suspend

18
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a particular place where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange

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Stock Market

19
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technical skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result

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Technique

20
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in that connection or relation

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Thereby