D Each of these people or terms are related to the Great Depression. See if you can match each one to the correct definition or description. Good luck!
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This 1930 tariff was passed with the goal of protecting the American economy, but in reality it reduced U. S. imports and exports by as much as 50%.
This is the name given to the day in October of 1929 when the Stock Market crashed.
This was a famous dramatic loss of value in the shares of stock in corporations that hit the U. S. in 1929.
This is buying a commodity such as land or stock with the intention of selling it later when the price goes up.
These facilities were organized and sponsored by churches or charities during the Great Depression in an effort to feed the homeless and needy.
This term refers to the "gap" between rich and poor that helped contribute to the Great Depression.
This was the term given to the area of the Great Plains that was most greatly affected during the Great Drought of the 1930's.
This term refers to events that occurred during the Great Depression where panicked customers withdrew their deposits in fear that the banks were going to close and their investments would be lost.