The Great Depression

Black Tuesday

Ineffective President during Great Depression

Settlements of shacks in vacant lots of cities

Many people lost this during the Great Depression

Arrangement of buying now paying later

Many Americans did this in their back yards or vacant city lots

This gap grew between management and workers

Purchasing stocks by mostly borrowing called

Law that keeps prices above a set level; set to help Farmers

Agency to provide emergency funding to large businesses

April 14, 1935

This act raised taxes on imports to help industry. But it hurt American industry.

Dam built to jump start the economy

Name given to men who rode the rails looking for work

Destination of dust storm victims

Nickname for Oklahomans who left the dust bowl and head west

Source of free food

This group of WW1 veterans marched on Washington demanding their war bonuses

5000 of these failed during the Great Depression

Crop that caused farmers to have difficulties making money