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AHSGE standard VII
the student will understand the Great Depression and World War 2
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Social Studies
12th Grade
01/24/2012

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falling farm prices
Definition
During the Great Depression , this made farmers unable torepay their debts for land and machinery.
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buying on margin
Definition
Allowed investors to purchase a stock for only a fraction of it price(10-15%) and borrow the rest.
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Great Depression
Definition
The severe economic decline that lasted from 1929 until the U.S.'s entry into WW2 in 1941.
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Hoovervilles
Definition
Houses made out of cardboard paper or scrap metal.
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Dust bowl
Definition
A region in the Great Plains where drought and dust storms took place for much of the 1930s.
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The New Deal
Definition
During his first 100 days Franklin D. Roosevelt pushed this program.
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Federal Deposit Insurance corporations (FDIC)
Definition
The New Deal program insured bank deposits up to $5,000.
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Tennessee Valley Autority (TVA)
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