a state of flourishing, thriving, success.

A sudden, dramatic decline of stock

prices resulting in a large loss of paper wealth.

A period of economic hardship

that began in the U.S. with the stock market crash of

1929 and lasted into the 1940’s.

A period of economic hardship

that began in the U.S. with the stock market crash of

1929 and lasted into the 1940’s.

The part of the economy that provides

financial support for individuals and businesses.

The part of the economy that

collects taxes and provides public services.

The part of the economy, in a free-market,

where goods and services are produced.

The name given to the Great Plains during the

1930’s when drought and soil erosion resulted in a period

of severe dust storms.

a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

resulting in a water shortage

He became president shortly before the

Great Depression. He was defeated after one term by FDR.

He was the first president to

take office after the beginning of the Great Depression.

He helped the U.S.’s economy recover.

The name given to FDR’s programs designed to

get the U.S. out of the Great Depression.

The author of a famous book written in the 1930s,

Gone with the Wind.

An African American athlete who won gold

Medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.

any help that is provided by the

government to citizens in need

a system that divides up power

between a strong national government and smaller

local governments