Ch 18 Study Guide--AH2

What do we call the day that the bottom fell out of the stock market?

• Black Friday

• Black Tuesday

• Black Thursday

• Black Monday

Where was the Boulder Dam built?

• Along the Mississippi River

• Along the Missouri River

• Along the California River

• Along the Colorado River

What is it called when you pay a small down payment of a stock and borrowing?

• Buying on margin

• buying on credit

• buying on stock

• buying on speculation

What is the name of the barometer that measures the stock market health

• Lee Jones Industrial Average

• Lowe Jones Industrial Average

• Dow Jones Industrial Average

• Standard & Poor's 500

The Bonus Army marched on Washington DC in support of what bill?

• Patman Bill

• Payment Bill

• The Homestead Act

• The Social Security Act

Period from 1929-1940 in which the economy plummeted and unemployment skyrockted

• Great Depression

• Wild Recession

• World War II

• Roaring Twenties

Buying stocks on bonds on the chance of a quick profit

• Investing

• Arbitrage

• Speculation

• Trading

Volunteer kitchens that offer free or low cost food

• Food pantry

• Food bank

• Community kitchen

• soup kitchen

Maintenance of prices through government intervention

• Government subsidies

• price supports

• Tariff regulations

• Market regulation

Lowered mortgage rated for home owners and allowed farmers to refinance their farm loans

• The National Banking Act

• The Emergency Banking Act

• The Glass-Steagall Act

• federal home loan bank act