The Great Depression

1. region including Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico in which farms were destroyed by ecological disaster
4. series of radio talks that FDR used to ease the worry of the American people by explaining his New Deal programs
5. 1933-1935 program presented by FDR to help fight the Depression
8. 1st Lady that became a strong voice for women and minorities
9. plunge in stock values that marked the beginning of the Great Depression
12. March 9-to Mid June 1933 session of Congress that passed many laws to help combat the Great Depression
13. a person that does not favor direct government intervention to deal with social or economic issues
14. WWI veterans that demanded early payment of bonuses owed to them
17. using borrowed money to fund government programs
18. Government funded projects meant to assist individuals in need
19. economic system wherein members of a society own businesses equally
20. Amendment that moved up inauguration day from March to January

2. buying and selling risky items in the hopes of making a quick profit
3. serious world-wide economic decline of the 1930s
6. law creating a fund for assisting retired workers and the unemployed
7. President of the USA at the start of the Depression
10. Elected in 1932 to deal with the Nation's problems (the Anit-Hoover!)
11. 1935-1937 extension of the New Deal Programs
15. a person that favors direct government intervention to deal with social or economic issues
16. A period low economic activity (severe slump!)