Am. Hist. II Ch. 17 & 18 Vocabulary Worksheet

Master Great Depression terms with this engaging vocabulary worksheet!

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from chapters 17 18 of your textbook. 1. Welfare or aid for the needy is known as relief.2. Some state governors declared bank holidays, closing banks before bank runs could put them out of business.3. A hobo is a homeless, penniless vagabond.4. The New Deal established the broker state, in which the government played a mediating role working out conflicts among competing interest groups.5. A minor officer of the courts is called a bailiff.6. The National Labor Relations Act set up a process called binding arbitration, in which a neutral party could listen to opposing sides of a conflict and make a decision that both sides must accept.7. Projects built with public funds for public use are referred to as public works.8. People began withdrawing their money from banks in the early 1930s because of their concern that Roosevelt would abandon the gold standard, in which one ounce of gold equaled a set number of dollars.9. Hoovervilles was the nickname given to shantytowns during the Great Depression.10. General Motors workers participated in the first sit-down strike by refusing to leave the establishment.11. Buying on installment refers to buying an item on credit with a monthly plan to pay off the debt.12. Roosevelt's policies provided a safety net for Americans, giving them some security against misfortune through government relief programs.13. When a bank forecloses on a property, it takes possession from a mortgager because of defaults on payments.14. A law known as the Social Security Act required workers and employers to pay a tax to provide a monthly stipend for retired people.15. A melodramatic serial drama on television or radio is called a soap opera.16. Some lawmakers were alarmed by Roosevelt's policies because he had abandoned a balanced budget and began to rely on deficit spending, which is spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes to pay for his programs.17. A shantytown was a poor section of town consisting of crudely built dwellings.18. A drought in the 1930s caused the Great Plains to become a "Dust Bowl."