Great Depression Review

A time of utter economic disaster and high unemployment; started in the United States in 1929 and continued through the 1930s.

• Great Depression

• Awesome Depression

• Great Deflation

• The Pretty Good Depression

the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.

• Economy

• Investment

• Buying on the Margin

• Stock Market

paying a small percentage of a stock's price as a down payment and borrowing the rest

• Investment

• Supply and Demand

• Buying on margin

• Gambling

he practice of making high-risk investments with borrowed money in hopes of getting a big return

• Investment

• Gambling

• Loans

• Speculation

The name of President Roosevelt's program for getting the United States out of the depression

• Old Deal

• New Deal

• New Delhi

• Old Agreement

Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages.

• Great Depression

• Black Tuesday

• Dirt Plate

• Dust Bowl

relationship between the amount of product and the desire for the product

• Supply and Demand

• Surprise and Demand

• Sunrise and Demons

• Stock Market

a system for buying and selling stocks in corporations

• Buying on margin

• Loans

• Stock Market

• Gambling

a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.

• Loans

• Leads

• Investment

• Speculation

A sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money

• Speculation

• Interest

• Investment

• Cold Hard Cash