The president during the beginning of the Great Depression. A Republican who's response to the depression was not viewed well by Americans.

The act of buying goods now and paying for them later.

The area that experienced severe drought during the Great Depression.

A massive increase in these led to a decline in world trade.

Provided jobs for single males during the depression.

The president who instituted the New Deal in response to the depression.

The most widely used measurement of the stock markets health.

Towns consisting of shacks. Sometimes referred to as 'Hoovervilles'.

Many countries owed each other massive payments after World War 1.

Built dams, bridges, and developed resources of this specific region in the 1930s and beyond.

A woman who, during the depression advised her husband on a variety of humanitarian issues. Her husband was the president.

People buying stock, but paying for little up front and borrowing the rest.

Cash payments and food provided by the government to the poor.

Major differences between the amount of money the rich and the poor make.

Provides a pension for retired workers over 65.

Advised the president on racial issues, forming the 'Black Cabinet'.

October 29, 1929. The day the nations economy collapsed.

The term used to describe migrants from Oklahoma during the Dustbowl.

People were able to easily acquire debt while chasing the American dream due to this.

Established collective bargaining and defined unfair labor practices.

Took pictures for the FSA to show the American people life in rural areas during the depression. Took 'Migrant Mother'

Spending more money than the government brings in.

The idea that Americans should succeed through their own efforts. A view shared by Herbert Hoover

The act that established the highest protective tariff in U.S. history.

Regulated crop production to increase prices. Eventually ruled unconstitutional.