Great Depression Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. also known as the Hoover Dam built on the Colorado River
  2. 6. law that worsened the depression in America
  3. 9. lowered mortgage rates for homeowners and allowed farmers to refinance their farms
  4. 10. free or low cost food
  5. 11. arrangements in which consumers agree to buy now and pay later for purchases
  6. 13. period from 1929 to 1940 when economy plummeted and unemployment rose
  7. 14. president from 1929 to 1933
Down
  1. 1. emergency relief fund
  2. 2. windstorms that kicked up dirt across the midwest
  3. 3. little towns consisting of shacks
  4. 5. cash payments or food provided by the government to the poor
  5. 7. name given to October 29, 1929 when stock prices fell
  6. 8. WW1 veterans demanding payment of a bonus they had been promised
  7. 12. lines of people waiting to receive food