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