History Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Abbreviate/ To shorten (a contract, by using fewer words)
  2. 4. Depression, Was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world. It became evident after a sharp decline in stock prices in the United States, leading to a period of economic depression
  3. 6. V Ferguson, A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality
  4. 7. and Exchange Commission, The first federal regulator of the securities markets. Created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929
  5. 8. Act, established the National Labor Relations Board and addressed relations between unions and employers in the private sector
  6. 10. Brown, One of thirteen plaintiffs in the Brown vs. The Board of Education Supreme Court case, the decision of this case stated that separate but equal has no place in the world of public education
  7. 12. Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), The examiners and supervisors of financial institutions for safety, soundness, and consumer protection
  8. 14. Movement, The fighting for the right of women by law to vote in national or local elections
  9. 17. Airmen, First African American pilots to ever join the United States Army Air Forces forces
  10. 18. Era, A period in the U.S. during the early 20th century of widespread social activism and political reform across the country
  11. 19. Cady Stanton, Leader of the women's rights movement in the 19th century was also a writer
  12. 22. At the end of the Civil War this period the U.S. grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems. ( has something to do with construction)
  13. 23. Addams, First woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, a women's suffragist, and a social work leader
Down
  1. 2. Was the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges. The term is especially used for the confinement "of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects"
  2. 3. Dream, Is the national ethos of the United States, that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life
  3. 5. Glass Ceiling, An invisible barrier keeping people from becoming of a higher status in a profession, focuses more on women
  4. 6. Schlafly, Opposer to feminism and a heavily conservative woman who was a leader of the pro-family movement
  5. 7. Chisholm, The first black woman to be elected to Congress represented New York's 12th congressional district
  6. 9. Scott Decision, This decision upheld slavery in the U.S. territories, denied the legality of black citizenship, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional
  7. 11. imprisonment, or confine
  8. 13. Order 9066, This order led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II
  9. 15. Emergency Relief Administration, A grant-making agency authorized to distribute federal aid to the states for relief
  10. 16. A person who fights for people's (especially women's) right to vote
  11. 17. Sobriety/ Not drinking alcoholic beverages
  12. 20. Conservation Corps, recruits unemployed young men from urban areas to perform conservation work throughout the nation's forests, parks, and fields
  13. 21. The right to vote in public and political elections