The Great Depression

2. Roosevelt declared this, in which he closed down the banks to prevent people from further withdrawing their money
4. the prices of these dropped which caused a farmers crisis and major debt
5. October 29th the day the market fell out
6. Republican president elected in 1928
7. Hoover believed in the idea that people should succeed through their own efforts
9. this act established the highest protective tariff in U.S. History
12. one key industry that was in trouble at the beginning of the 1920s
14. negative name for shantytowns
15. 1929-1941, in which the economy was in severe decline and millions of people were out of work
16. investors purchase a small percentage of the stock and borrow the rest
19. the installment plan that allowed Americans to purchase items such as electrical conveniences
20. people waited to receive free food donated from charities or other public agencies
21. areas where people built make-shift homes from cardboard, wood and anything else they could find on the outskirts of the cities
22. the percentage of Americans out of work at the height of the Great Depression

1. farmers declared this in which they dumped milk and burned crops instead of selling it at a loss
3. Democratic winner of the election of 1932
5. group of Roosevelt's presidential advisors that worked to come up with new legislation to get Americans back to work
8. group of WWI veterans that went to Washington D.C. demanding their money
10. these radio announcements by FDR allowed him to update the nation on the status of the depression and what he was doing to help
11. the mid-west turned into this when fields and grasslands were over plowed and drought struck
13. Americans during the 20's were living on this which made it possible to make purchases such as a car
17. places where food was offered for free to the needy
18. Roosevelts programs that were created to offer opportunities to Americans