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Chapter 12: The Dirty Thirties

Vocabulary:

  1. economic - relating to the making and managing of goods and services

  2. depression - a period of business decline with much unemployment

  3. relief - getting money and jobs from the federal government

  4. administration - the persons who manage the operation of something

  5. civilian - a person who is not in the armed forces

  6. conservation - careful use and protection of natural resources

  7. pension - a sum of money that is paid regularly to a person who has retired

  8. economy - the economic system of a country; relates to the production, distribution, development, and consumption of goods and services

  9. unemployment - being out of work

  10. mortgage - a legal pledge of property to a creditor as security for the payment of a loan or debt

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