a share in the ownership of a company

to buy stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest

October 24, 1929, the day of the stock market crash on Wall Street

the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on trust that payment will be made in the future

to fail to meet an obligation, especially a financial one

aid for the needy; welfare

projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with public funds for public use

shantytowns established by the homeless on the outskirts of the city

a deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of crude dwellings

a special session of Congress that dealt with problems of the Depression

programs that gave needy people government jobs

payments by the government for a limited period of time to people who have lost their jobs

occurs when a person who is actively searching for a job but is unable to find work

a law requiring workers and employers to pay a tax; the money provides a monthly pension for retired people

a new set of programs and reforms launched by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935

the name given to the new laws aimed at relieving the depression which were passed by Congress during the hundred days and months that followed

a sum paid regularly to a person usually after retirement

state and or federal programs that provide food, money, medical, and other help to those who are jobless and homeless

a person who moves from place to place to find work harvesting fruits and vegetables

poorly constructed for limited-time use

families who abandoned their farms in the "Dust Bowl" area and migrated to California to find a better life

a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water

the name given to the area of the southern Great Plains severely damaged by droughts and dust storms during the 1930s

grant of money from the government to a person or company for an action intended to benefit the public

programs that gave needy people government jobs

refers to the stock certificate of a particular company