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  1. Depression
    a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
    Depression.
  2. logging
    the work of cutting down trees for timber
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  3. gross national product
    former measure of the United States economy
    Between 1929 and 1939, the gross national product dropped 40% (compared to 37% in the US).
  4. dependent on
    determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  5. farming
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  6. assets
    anything of material value owned by a person or company
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  7. unemployment
    the state of not having a job
    Unemployment reached 27% at the depth of the Depression in 1933.
  8. mining
    the act of extracting ores or coal from the earth
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  9. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  10. corporate
    of or belonging to a business firm
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  11. losses
    something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  12. dependent
    a person who relies on another person for support
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  13. alternative
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  14. gross
    lacking fine distinctions or detail
    Between 1929 and 1939, the gross national product dropped 40% (compared to 37% in the US).
  15. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
    Between 1929 and 1939, the gross national product dropped 40% (compared to 37% in the US).
  16. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  17. profits
    the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  18. Canadian
    of or relating to Canada or its people
    Canadian exports shrank by 50% from 1929 to 1933.
  19. export
    sell or transfer abroad
    Canadian exports shrank by 50% from 1929 to 1933.
  20. shrink
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
    Canadian exports shrank by 50% from 1929 to 1933.
  21. log
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  22. price
    the amount of money needed to purchase something
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  23. fell
    cause to go down by or as if by delivering a blow
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  24. depth
    the extent downward or backward or inward
    Unemployment reached 27% at the depth of the Depression in 1933.
  25. million
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  26. debt
    the state of owing something, especially money
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  27. worst
    the least favorable outcome
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  28. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
    Between 1929 and 1939, the gross national product dropped 40% (compared to 37% in the US).
  29. disappear
    become invisible or unnoticeable
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  30. profit
    the advantageous quality of being beneficial
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  31. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  32. hit
    deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  33. farm
    workplace or land used for growing crops or raising animals
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  34. closed
    not open
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  35. industry
    the action of making of goods and services for sale
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  36. loss
    the act of losing someone or something
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  37. job
    a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  38. fall
    descend freely under the influence of gravity
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  39. mine
    excavation from which ores and minerals are extracted
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  40. drop
    let fall to the ground
    Between 1929 and 1939, the gross national product dropped 40% (compared to 37% in the US).
  41. national
    of or relating to or belonging to a country
    Between 1929 and 1939, the gross national product dropped 40% (compared to 37% in the US).
  42. business
    the principal activity in one's life to earn money
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  43. bad
    having undesirable or negative qualities
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  44. reach
    move forward or upward in order to touch
    Unemployment reached 27% at the depth of the Depression in 1933.
  45. family
    a group of people related to one another
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  46. close
    at or within a short distance in space or time
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  47. turned
    moved around an axis or center
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  48. saw
    hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  49. few
    a small number of the persons or things being discussed
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  50. between
    in the interval
    Between 1929 and 1939, the gross national product dropped 40% (compared to 37% in the US).
  51. become
    come into existence
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  52. turn
    move around an axis or a center
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  53. many
    a large number of the persons or things being discussed
    Many businesses closed, as corporate profits of $396 million in 1929 turned into losses of $98 million in 1933.
  54. most
    used to indicate the greatest amount or degree of a quality
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  55. such
    of so extreme a degree or extent
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
  56. see
    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
    Families saw most or all of their assets disappear and their debts become heavier as prices fell.
  57. there
    in or at that place
    Worst hit were areas dependent on primary industries such as farming, mining and logging, as prices fell and there were few alternative jobs
Created on Wed Dec 09 17:44:54 EST 2009

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