greatdepression
Across
- 2. to take possession of a property due to missed/short payments
- 8. a homeless and usually penniless wanderer
- 10. strict structuring for the purpose of control
- 13. a mosaic flooring of polished granite and marble
- 14. radio broadcasts made by FDR
- 17. system of government where one person holds total power
- 20. a long period of rising stock prices
- 21. a fixed sum paid regularly to a person following retirement from work
- 23. persistent demands by a banks depositirs to withdraw money
- 24. guaranteed under the law
Down
- 1. spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes to boost the economy
- 3. a person who risks money in hopes of a financial profit
- 4. minor officers of the courts
- 5. a system for buying and selling stocks
- 6. a system which the value of currency is defined in terms of gold
- 7. an agent who negotiates an exchange between a buyer and seller
- 9. an acute disease affecting the skeletal muscles
- 11. buying a stock by only paying for half and borrowing the rest
- 12. to cover financial losses
- 15. money set aside or reserved for a specific use
- 16. monthly plan made to pay off the cost of an item when buying on credit
- 18. to attempt to resolve conflict between hostile people or groups
- 19. supplies or financial aid for those in need
- 21. projects such as highways or parks built with public funds for public use
- 22. closing of banks during the depression
- 23. role of the government to work out conflicts among competing interest groups