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Sick Economy
Sick Economy
This time was the worst economic period in the United States that lasted from 1929 through the 1930s.
What was the Great Depression.
These places were giant neighborhoods where people would live in shacks in order to survive during the create depression.
What was a shantytown.
This person was the 31st president of the United States and enforced the idea of "rugged individualism."
Who was Herbert Hoover.
This payment plan was based on buying stock by paying only a portion of the full cost up-front with promises to pay the rest later.
What was buying on margin.
This area of the Great Plains was made worthless for farming by drought and dust storms during in the 1930s.
What was the Dust Bowl.
This project created a dam on the Colorado River which provided many jobs during the Great Depression.
What was the Boulder Dam.
This law that keeps prices above a set level in order to prevent deflation.
What was price support.
These long lines were often seen during the Great Depression as people waited in front of soup kitchens for food.
What was a bread line.
This act by Herbert Hoover was the original response to combat the Bonus Army marching on Washington D.C.
What was feeding the Bonus Army.
This law that raised taxes on imports and worsened the Depression by freezing trade across the globe.
What was the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act.
This way of dealing with the depression was when money or food given directly from the government to the needy.
What was Direct Relief.
This organization was established in 1932 to provide emergency relief to large businesses, insurance companies, and banks during the Great Depression.
What was the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Agency.
This name was given to the United States economy during the 1920s and ended at the start of the Great Depression.
What was the Big Bull Economy.
These newspapers were used as blankets during the Great Depression and gained enough popularity for a nickname.
What were Hoover Blankets.
This board was created in order to help farmers raise the prices of their crops so farming could help restart the economy.
What was the Federal Farm Board?