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Great Depression
Causes, effects, and key terms of the Great Depression
Term | Definition |
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Credit | Borrowing money from the bank for everyday necessities |
Surplus | Supply over demand |
New Deal | FDR's government programs and policies |
Great Depression | Long period of time with severe recession in an economy |
Dust Bowl | Area of land that is dry and cannot produce vegetation(Midwest) |
Bankrupt | No more money |
Buying on margin | Broker pays 10% for a stock and 90% was borrowed from the bank |
Herbert Hoover | President during the beginning of the Great Depression |
Franklin Roosevelt | President that got people out of the depression |
Speculation | Making a decision not based on facts |
Seaboard Railroad | ran parallel to the Atlantic Ocean but became bankrupt |