Places where people lived in tents and shacks because they had lost everything in the Great Depression.
Shantytowns or "Hoovervilles"
A person who gives money to a business hoping to make a profit
investor
The place where stocks are bought and sold
stock market
A share of ownership in a company
stock
What something is worth
value
The money that is left over after all costs of business have been paid
profit
The money you get paid from your job
wage
What finally brought the US out of the Great Depression?
the start of World War 2
Did the New Deal bring the Great Depression to an end?
No
When everyone goes to withdraw their money from the bank at the same time, causing the bank to fail.
Bank Run
Money that is owed
debt
Buying something by agreeing to pay for it later
credit
A downturn in the economy
recession
Without a job
unemployed
A really long lasting and severe recession
depression
