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Here are just a few: Okies-the people leaving the Dust Bowl; Apple Annies-trying to make ends meet; auto-touring-trying to get away from the Dust Bowl by car or a family fleeing the economic conditions where they lived; hoboes-out of work men who "rode the rails" or "jumped the blinds," meaning riding the rails; on the thumb-hitch hiking; speakeasies-night clubs that sold illegal "hooch"-liquor; soda jerk-usually young male working behind the counter; snazzy and cool-cool, with it; bean shooter, gat-gun; clip joint-place that tried to cheat the customers.
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What is the term used to describe makeshift shantytowns set up by homeless people during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
What word is used to describe the stock market of the Great Depression?
As the depression was getting worse, the stock market was what is called a bear market. The rising market is called a bull market.
What was special about the roaring 20s?
This is a term that was used to describe the 1920's. The term refers to a time of fast dance and happy times that were experienced between World War 1 and the Great Depression.
How did people protect themselves during the great depression?
they used a condom
What was an oakie during the Great Depression?
During the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl states were suffering from dust and debris damage to their crops as well as property. Many people fled to California and other states. These migrant workers were called Okies, since most from Oklahoma.
What word was used to describe the bad economic times of the 1930's?
the great depression
What is the term used to describe makeshift shantytowns set up by homeless people during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
What is the term used to describe the makeshift shantytown set up by homeless people during the great depression?
Hoovervilles
What is the term used to describe the makeshift shantytown's set up by homeless people during the great depression?
Hoovervilles
What was the term president hoover used instead of crisis or panic?
President Hoover used the term "depression" instead of crisis or panic to describe the economic downturn during the Great Depression in the 1930s.
What word is used to describe the stock market of the Great Depression?
As the depression was getting worse, the stock market was what is called a bear market. The rising market is called a bull market.
Adjectives can only be used before nouns?
No, adjectives can be used to describe nouns, pronouns, and noun phrases.
What descriptive phrases describe a dependable fast learning employee?
There are several descriptive phrases that could be used to describe a dependable, fast learning employee. Some of those phrases include quick study, reliable, hard working, loyal, and fast thinking.
Describe policies used in the US and Europe during the 1930s that worsened the Great Depression?
Answer this question…Increasing taxes on imported goods and cutting government spending
What is used around key phrases or words that the idea's originator used to describe the idea?
Quotation marks are used around key phrases or words that the idea's originator used to describe the idea. This helps to show that the words are not being paraphrased but are directly quoted from the original source.
What words and phrases can be used to describe rough seas?
white caps,swells,mean seas
What to use around key phrases or words that the idea's originator used to describe the idea?
quotation marks
