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subsidy |
a grant of money from the federal government |
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relief |
aid to the needy |
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Hundred Days |
the special session of congress called by FDR immediately after his inauguration |
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Dust Bowl |
an area in the southern great plains that suffered an environmental disaster in the 1930s |
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default |
failure to make payment on a loan |
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migrant worker |
a farmer who migrated to California and moved from place to place to harvest fruits and vegetables |
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stock exchange |
an organized systen fro buying and selling shares, or blcoks of investments in corporations. |
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New Deal |
new laws sent to congress by Roosevelt during the special session called by the President. |
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public works |
projects such as highways, parks, and libraries that were authorized to create new jobs. |
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On margin |
a method investors use to purchase shares by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest from the broker |