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Chapter 11 Vocab
Chapter 11: The Depression and the New Deal
Question | Answer |
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Welfare | standard care, well-being |
Scheme | a plan |
Advocate | support |
Migrate | relocate |
Generate | create |
Promote | to help advance |
Collapse | break down |
Decline | descend |
Unemployment Insurance | payments by the government for a limited period of time to people who have lost their jobs |
Pension | a sum paid regularly to a person, usually after retirement |
Fascist | a person with extremely nationalistic views |
Migrant Worker | a person who moves from place to place to find work harvesting fruits and vegetables |
Work Relief | programs that gave needy people government jobs |
Public Work | projects such as highways,parks,and libraries built with public funds for public use |
Relief | aid for the needy; welfare |
Default | to fail to meet and obligation, especially a financial one |
Stock Exchange | a place where shares in corporations are bought and sold thought an organized system |