Great Depression Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. money given by the government to help an industry or business achieve a public goal
  2. 6. To fail to pay a debt
  3. 10. a market for shares of companies
  4. 11. October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed
  5. 12. gave birth to the modern american welfare system
  6. 14. escaping from daily life, usually through entertainment
  7. 15. a series of government programs and agencies made to rebuild the us economy
  8. 16. Bowl a severe drought that struck the great plains, making it impossible to farm and also caused severe dust storms
Down
  1. 1. Worst economic crisis in American History
  2. 2. to grow or to become larger or more intense at an accelerated rate
  3. 4. A neighborhood of informal houses, usually made from discarded materials
  4. 5. building roads, schools, or infrastructure by the government for the public
  5. 7. Government led organizations that help US citizens with their problems.
  6. 8. the amount by which more money is spent than is coming in
  7. 9. assistance given by the government, usually in the form of money
  8. 13. Delano Roosevelt winner of the 1932 pres. Election, created the New Deal and saved the US economy