Across
- 2. dust storm and evictions made farmers leave their lands behind
- 3. period from 1929 to 1930 in which the economy plummeted and unemployment skyrocketed
- 4. cash payments or food the government provides to the poor
- 5. fell out of market and the nations confidence
- 6. bought stocks and bonds on the chance of a quick profit, while ignoring the risks
- 8. attempted to reassure Americans that the nation’s economy was on sound footing.
- 9. paying a small percentage of a stocks price as a down payment and borrowing the rest
Down
- 1. an arrangement in which consumers agreed to buy now and pay layer for purchases
- 2. the most widely used barometer of the stock market’s health
- 7. ww1 veterans and families that arrived in Washington, DC from various parts of the country