greatdepression

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