Term
1.)Great
Depression
2.)over
speculation
3.)stocks
4.)Federal
Reserve
Directions: For each term you must: Write the definition and draw a picture of that term.
Once words are well known, you will combine them into a few sentences.
Picture
Definition
5.) collapse
6.)tariffs
7.)
international
trade
8.) New
Deal
9.)federal
assistance
10.)Social
Security
- copy the definition on your vocabulary page.
1. Great
Depression
A period of time within the United States (and the world) where economies and businesses
struggled (1930s).
2. Over
speculation
3. Stocks
Making a lot of risky investments (the stock market).
4. Federal
Reserve
5. Collapse
The Federal Reserve System is our nation’s central bank (the banker’s bank).
6. Tariffs
7. International
Trade
8. New Deal
9. Federal
Assistance
10. Social Security
A unit (share) of ownership a company sells to outsiders.
When an economic system cannot handle over speculation. People owe more money than
they are making.
A tax placed on goods that come in or out of the country
Exchanging goods and services between countries
The name given to the laws designed to relieve the Great Depression
The central government (U.S. government) Money or relief to help someone
A program in the U.S. that requires workers to make regular payments to a government
fund. The fund is used to provide retirement assistance ($) to Americans over the age of
65