a stock market is the place where investors can buy and sell shares in companies

speculation is when investors purchase shares, often with borrowed money, in the hope of selling them off in future for a profit

a tariff is a government tax on foreign-produced goods sold in a country

some companies sell shares in order to raise money; people who own shares in a company receive part of the company’s profits

an export is a good which a country sells abroad

The Wall Street Crash

History

This contextualises the later Civil Rights movement

Pupils know that the 1920s had been a period of 'boom' in the USA

a breadline was a long queue formed at charitable soup kitchens during the Great Depression

if a person is legally forced to leave the property they live in, they have been evicted

a mortgage is money that you borrow from the bank to buy a home

during the Great Depression someone who travelled around the country looking for work was known as a hobo

help provided by the state and government organisations to those in need is referred to as welfare

someone may be described as rugged if they are tough and determined

retaliation involves harming another person or group after they have acted in a way which hurt you

public works involve the construction of roads, bridges, hospitals and similar things that are paid for by the government

a pension is money paid to a person once they are elderly and no longer work

food, money or services provided to people in need is called relief

a sharecropper was a farmer who rented a small area of land from a landowner; they had to give a share of the crops they grew to their landlord