Great Depression

A share of a company that is sold to an investor

a downturn in the economy

without a job

what something is worth

borrowed money, buying something by agreeing to pay for it later

place where stocks are bought and sold

when the value of almost every stock in the US decreased leading to the Great Depression

a long and very bad recession

money that is owed

the money that is left over after all costs of production are paid

a person who gives money hoping to make a profit

Period of severe economic hardship that started in the US in 1929

Who was president when the stock market crashed?

Leader of the new "big band" jazz sound. Received a Pulitzer Prize for his work

Wrote the novel Gone with the Wind.

African American that won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Germany

Who became president after during the Great Depression and introduced the series of government programs to help the economy improve?

places where people lived in tents and shacks

the area of the great plains that was destroyed by drought and storms

What was the name of the government programs that President Roosevelt introduced to try to bring the economy out of the great depression?

New Deal program that gave work damming up rivers to bring electricity to rural southern towns

new deal program that planted trees in parks

a place where food is given to people in need