Editing The Great Depression (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''The Great Depression''' — A severe world-wide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s.
* '''Black Tuesday''' (October 29, 1929) — The day the "Stock Market Crashed," wiping out "Billions of dollars" of wealth in hours.
* '''The Dust Bowl''' — A period of severe "Dust Storms" that greatly damaged the "Ecology and Agriculture" of the American prairies.
* '''Hoovervilles''' — "Shanty towns" built by homeless people during the depression, named after President Herbert Hoover.
* '''Keynesian Economics''' (John Maynard Keynes) — The theory that "Government Spending" can "Jump-start" a stalled economy.
* '''The New Deal''' — A series of "Social Programs," "Financial Reforms," and "Public Works" enacted by FDR to end the depression.
* '''Protectionism''' — When countries "Raise Taxes on Imports" (Tariffs) to protect their own businesses, which actually "Made the Depression Worse" by killing global trade.
* '''Bank Run''' — When "Everyone" tries to "Withdraw their money" at the same time, causing the "Bank to Fail."
* '''The Gold Standard''' — A monetary system where money was "Back by Gold," which "Prevented" governments from "Printing Money" to help the poor.
* '''The Social Security Act (1935)''' — A landmark "New Deal" law that provided "Retirement Income" and "Unemployment Insurance."
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