Great Depression Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. 32nd US president, led during the Great Depression and World War II, implemented the New Deal.
  2. 9. Works Progress Administration, New Deal agency creating jobs through public works.
  3. 11. Policy avoiding involvement in foreign affairs, notably before entering World War II.
  4. 12. Agricultural Adjustment Act, New Deal program regulating farm production.
  5. 13. Social Security Act, New Deal legislation providing old-age benefits and unemployment insurance.
  6. 14. Borrowed money with the promise to repay, key to economic growth and spending.
  7. 16. Favoritism toward native-born citizens, often manifesting as anti-immigrant sentiment.
  8. 18. Political ideology advocating for a classless society and collective ownership.
Down
  1. 1. 1920s cultural movement in Harlem celebrating African American heritage.
  2. 2. Risky investment in stocks based on future price increases.
  3. 3. FDR's Great Depression recovery programs, including social and financial reforms.
  4. 5. 1925 trial testing the legality of teaching evolution, symbolizing science vs. religious fundamentalism.
  5. 6. Influential African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance.
  6. 7. 1921 racial violence in Tulsa, OK, destroying a prosperous Black community.
  7. 8. Periods of intense anti-communist sentiment.
  8. 10. Risky practice of purchasing stocks with borrowed money.
  9. 15. FDR's win over Hoover, defining shift to Democratic policies during the Great Depression.
  10. 17. Civilian Conservation Corps, New Deal program providing jobs in conservation.