The End of Prosperity/How the Depression Affected Everyday Americans

a stock market with falling prices.

investing money in a high-risk venture in hopes of making a profit.

free clothing, shelter, and money for the needy.

Oct. 29, 1929. The day the stock market collapsed, leading to the Panic of 1929.

Group of WWI veterans who traveled to Washington D.C. in 1932 to demand their WWI bonuses early.

a political philosophy that believes in limited government.

a political philosophy that believes in an overthrow of normal government policies to solve a country's problems.

serious global economic decline that began with the U.S. stock market crash in 1929.

President of the U.S. from 1929 to 1932, during the early years of the Great Depression.

purchasing stock on credit.

building projects funded by the government that benefited the public and created jobs.

a political philosophy that says government must be part of the solution to the country's problems.

a stock market with rising prices.

shanty towns or camps built from scrap material on the outskirts of cities where homeless people found shelter.