Great Depression Vocabulary

1930 law that established highest tariff in US history, worsening depression across the world

October 29, 1929 - stock market crashed

period from 1929-1940 in which US economy was in severe decline and left millions unemployed

Arrangement in which a buyer pays later for purchase, usually by installment plan with interest

President FDR's program to alleviate problems of Great Depression: relief, recovery, reform

agency created to insure bank accounts and protect losses due to bank failures

neighborhood in which people live in makeshift shacks

law requiring corporations to provide complete, accurate information on all stock offerings

law that provides aid to retired, unemployed, people with disabilities, and their families

Great Plains region of USA that was made worthless for farming by drought and dust storms 

involvement in risky business transactions in an effort to make a quick and large profit

Purchasing stocks by paying a small percentage of price and borrowing the rest

Giving money or food by the government to the needy

law enacted to establish codes for fair practice and promote industrial growth

established the FDIC to protect individuals' bank accounts