The Great Depression
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. great depression
A. Fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
2. dust bowl
B. A vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through
3. drought
C. A shortage of rainfall
4. apple
D. Elected leader of a country
5. world war 1
E. An exchange where security trading is conducted by professional ___
6. stock market
F. Round red or green fruit that grows on trees
7. sell
G. A region subject to ___ storms
8. industry
H. A ___ between the allies and the Central Powers from 1914 to 1918
9. factories
I. A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
10. herbert hoover
J. A plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing (plural)
11. president
K. Small military unit
12. company
L. The activity of persuading someone to buy
13. dry
M. Coins and bills used to buy things
14. money
N. The economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
15. Great plains
O. The organized action of making of goods and services for sale
16. dust
P. 31st President of the United States