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The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, originating in the United States.
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The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, the Great Crash, or the Stock Market Crash of 1929, began on October 24, 1929, and was the most devastating stock market crash
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The Dust Bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s
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The New Deal was a series of federal programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations enacted in the United States during the 1930s in response to the Great Depression.
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A stock market crash is a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market, resulting in a significant loss of paper wealth. Crashes are driven by panic as much as by underlying economic factors.
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Buying on margin became popular in the 1920's buying a margin is when you are borrowing money from the bank.
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A day or several days when the banks are closed and deposits cannot withdraw money.
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Franklin Roosevelt was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
