Chapter 21-23
Vocabulary


1. Ally – a country that agrees to help another country achieve a common goal.


2. Patriotism – Love or devotion for one’s country.


3. Consumer goods – products created for personal use, such as clothing, radios, and refrigerators.


4. New Deal– The set of programs and policies designed to promote economic recovery and social reform introduced by FDR.


5. Urban – City or city life.


6. Rural – Country or country life.


7. Stock– ownership in a corporation usually divided into shares and represented by a certificate.


8. Stockholder – owner of stock.


9. Crash– a sudden decline or failure.


10. Great Depression – the longest and worst depression in U.S. history; 1929-WWII


11. Unemployment rate – the percentage of people who are out of work.


12. Black Tuesday– record amount of money lost in the stock market


13. Drought – a long period of dryness; going for a period of time with little or no stock.


14. Black Blizzard – dust storms so fierce that the sun is completely blocked out for hours at a time.