American History Ch. 14 HCHS

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An arrangement in which consumers agree to buy now and pay later for purchases	Credit
Farmers refused to work their fields	Farm Holiday
World War I veterans that went to Washington D.C. to participate in the Bonus March	Bonus Army
Authorized the government to pay a bonus to WWI veterans who had not been compensated adequately for their wartime service	Patman Bill
General who broke up the Bonus March	Douglas MacArthur
Buying stocks and bonds on the chance of a quick profit while ignoring the risks	Speculation
The period from 1929 to 1940 in which the economy plummeted and unemployment skyrocketed	The Great Depression
Established the highest protective tariff in U.S. history	Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
Cash payments or food provided by the government to the poor	Direct relief
U.S. president during the Great Depression	Herbert Hoover
Lowered mortgage rates for homeowners and allowed farmers to refinance their farm loans and avoid foreclosure	Federal Home Loan Bank Act
Paying a small percentage of a stock's price as a down payment and borrowing the rest	Buying on margin
Barometer of the stock market's health	Dow Jones Industrial Average
Little towns consisting of shacks	Shantytowns

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