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Great Depression

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Great Depression the time period of great economic crisis beginning in 1929
wages payment of money for labor
breadline a line of people waiting to receive free or low cost food
soup kitchen a place where food is provided to the needy at little or no charge
Bonus Army a group of veterans who gathered in Washington, D.C., in hopes of receiving payment of a WWI bonus
bonus an additional sum of money
bankrupt unable to pay debt
relief help for the needy, often in the form of money or food
Hooverville a group of shacks in which the homeless lived during the Great Depression
New Deal a set of government policies and programs established by FDR to improve conditions for those suffering from the Great Depression
fireside chats series of radio broadcasts given by FDR to share his ideas directly with Americans
reform to improve something
Dust Bowl the region of the Great Plains that suffered severe drought and soil erosion in the 1930s
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