the major stock market crash of October 29, 1929 in New York City, marking the beginning of the Great Depression
the status of being trusted to borrow money to buy something and pay it back later
an area in the southwestern Great Plains of the United States that became desertlike in the 1930s because of severe dust storms and drought.
an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He won a record four presidential elections and led the government during most of the Great Depression and World War II.
the severe economic crisis that lasted from 1929 to about 1939 in the United States and other countries.
an American politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression.
the economic and social program created by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s to end the Great Depression.
any of the equal parts into which a company is divided and sold to raise money. Each holder owns a portion of the profits.
a market where shares of ownership in many different companies are bought and sold.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
New Deal program that hired more than 2 million unemployed men to work on natural conservation projects
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Created millions of new jobs constructing bridges, dams, power plants, and government buildings
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Hires jobless people to build public buildings and parks.