Many cities set up kitchens where out-of-work people could get ___________________.

______________________ was the name given to the central United States during the 1930s because it had so little rain.

Many farmers had to borrow money to buy land and equipment. They could not pay the bank back. ___________ were held by the banks. They sold the farmers' land and equipment to get their money back.

Hoover fought the bill passed in Congress to make jobs for the people. He felt the _______________should help the needy people.

Near some cities people built tarpaper and tin shacks. These shack towns were called _____________ because the people felt that President Hoover had not helped them.