The Great Depression

5. Group of veterans who marched on Washington, because they wanted a bonus that Congress had promised them
7. The rich became richer, and the poor became less poor
9. shantytowns made by people without homes on public property or vacant lots
10. Something that is owed
12. raised prices on foreign imports to a level that could not compete with American business
14. The theory that money poured into the top of the economic pyramid will trickle down to the base
15. October 29,1929. Investors rushed to sell their shares as the stock market crashed

1. Period of time, 1929 to 1941,the economy faltered and unemployment soared
2. Areas of Texas,Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado that is affected by severe soil erosion caused by drought
3. President in 1928. Blamed for the stock market crash
4. a line for handouts from charities or public agencies
6. Efforts by local, state, and federal governments to encourage Mexican Americans and their children to go back to Mexico
8. The periodic growth and contraction of the economy
11. A market with growing share prices that encourages buying
13. Dust bowl refugees