Great Depression

2. A series of economic programs and reforms initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
4. A severe drought and ecological disaster in the Great Plains during the 1930s, leading to agricultural collapse and displacement of residents.
7. A monetary system in which the value of a country's currency is directly tied to a specific quantity of gold, which was abandoned during the Great Depression.
8. Radio broadcasts by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to communicate directly with the American people about his policies and plans.
9. A general increase in the prices of goods and services.
10. Displaced farmers and families who migrated to California from the Dust Bowl region in search of better opportunities.
12. The practice of investing in risky ventures, often with borrowed money, contributing to the stock market bubble that preceded the crash.
13. The rate of the labor force that is without work and actively seeking employment.

1. The day of the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, marking the start of the Great Depression.
3. Shantytowns or makeshift settlements of homeless people during the Great Depression, named after President Herbert Hoover.
5. Mass withdrawals of funds from banks due to public panic and loss of confidence in the banking system.
6. A group of World War I veterans who marched on Washington, D.C., demanding early payment of war bonuses during the Great Depression.
11. A long period without precipitation