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History
8th Grade
05/22/2012

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Term
Herbert Hoover –
Definition
elected President in 1928 (Republican)
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Buying on credit –
Definition
delaying payment for something
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Speculation -
Definition
buying and selling of risky stocks in stock market
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Economic depression –
Definition
financial slump
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Stock Market Crash of 1929 –
Definition
in one day the New York Stock Exchanged crashed and stocks became almost worthless
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Black Tuesday –
Definition
October 29, 1929 stocks worth fell almost 75%
Term
Great Depression –
Definition
10 year period of economic crisis with homelessness and no jobs
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Public works –
Definition
government funded construction projects
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Hooverville –
Definition
homeless village named for Herbert Hoover
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Hoover flag –
Definition
man with empty pockets and no money
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Bonus Army –
Definition
World War I veterans coming to Washington to get a promised bonus paid early
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General Douglas MacArthur –
Definition
led soldiers to remove veterans from government buildings; he burns the Bonus Army camp
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt –
Definition
– Democrat who wins Presidential election in 1932
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