UNIT.5 1930's vocab

Question	Answer
Stock Market Crash	A severe drop in stock values
Consumers	• People who buy stuff
The Dust Bowl	The great plains were a desert
Soup Kitchens	Served food to poor people
Bonus Army	WWI Vets--protested in Washington-- wanted bonus checks--got gassed
Shantytowns/Hoovervilles	Homeless settlements--named for President Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)	President 1933-1945--Made “New Deal” reforms
New Deal	FDR’s Plan to end the Depression--greatly increased the size of the federal government Examples: CCC, FDIC, SEC, Social Security (slides about these to follow)
CCC	Civilian Conservation Corps Government Program--jobs to young men on conservation projects
SEC	Securities & Exchange Commission Regulates the stock market to prevent abuse
FDIC	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Insures bank deposits up to $250,000
SSA	Social Security Administration Provides Old-Age and Disability insurance
Subsidy (Subsidies)	• Monetary support from the government • Examples: food stamps; the government giving farmers money to encourage them to grow certain foods

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