1. THE GREAT DEPRESSION
VOCABULARY

2. Black Tuesday
Oct. 29, Stock Market crashed when prices fell dramatically.

3. Buying on margin
Buying stocks on credit with a small down-payment.

4. DEPORTATION
To send immigrants back to their home country.

5. DUST BOWL
Series of droughts and dust storms that destroyed many farms.

6. FORECLOSURE
When the bank takes the house for not paying the loan (mortgage).

7. HOOVERVILLE
Temporary housing set up by the homeless.

8. OVERPRODUCTION
To make more than can be sold.

9. Speculation
Buying something in hopes of selling later at a higher price.

10. Rugged Individualism
People can succeed on their own and gov’t help should be minimal.

11. Mexican Repatriation Act
Law that forced many Mexicans back to Mexico.