Roaring Twenties & Great Depression
Across
- 2. Cultural celebration of African American accomplishments that took place during the 1920s
- 5. Nickname given to the communities of homeless Americans living in shacks during the Great Depression
- 6. New Deal agency created to protect America's most vulnerable citizens (like kids, handicapped, and old people)
- 10. Method that allows for quick and efficient production of a lot of goods
- 15. Practice that allowed consumers to borrow money to invest in the stock market
- 17. Scientific theory debated in the "Monkey Scopes Trial"
- 18. Anti-immigrant policy that favors people born in a place over immigrants
- 19. Period in U.S. history, after World War I, that included a strong fear that communists and anarchists were going to destroy the American government
- 21. During the 1920s, the U.S. had three presidents in a row that all belonged to this political party
- 23. President Roosevelt's plan to help citizens get through the Great Depression by creating programs that put the government in debt
- 25. Illegal bar during Prohibition
- 26. Piece of a company that can go up or down in value
- 27. This is the word we used a thousand times to describe the 1920s
- 28. The Red Scare caused the U.S. government to put limits on this, especially from Eastern Europe
- 30. Elected President in 1920 with the slogan, "Return to Normalcy"
- 31. Affordable automobiles allowed many American families to move out of the crowded cities into these
- 33. These happened in the days following the Stock Market Crash as Americans insisted on having their savings in their hands
- 34. This part of the government became stronger and more powerful during the Great Depression
- 36. Nickname given to the American veterans who protested against the U.S. government for withholding money promised them after World War I
- 37. President Roosevelt believed the U.S. government would need to use this economic policy to help the country get through the depression, even if it put the government in debt
- 40. Mass media technology that helped create a common culture across America
- 41. Many of FDR's New Deal programs were designed to create these
- 42. Limit on how much of something can be made or accepted
- 44. Spending associated with this international event finally brought the U.S. out of the Great Depression
- 45. Religious group targeted by the KKK during the 1920s
- 47. After the Great Depression, African Americans shifted to voting for candidates of this political party
- 49. Strong fear or dislike for strangers or immigrants
- 53. Added to the U.S. Constitution in August 1920 to give women the right to vote in national elections
- 56. Buying option that allowed people to purchase expensive appliances and home goods by paying a little at a time
- 57. FDR used these radio talks to restore optimism and convince Americans that everything would be okay
Down
- 1. Religious theory that says everything in the Bible should be treated as historical fact
- 3. This group was often left out of New Deal programs so the Southern states would support FDR's plans
- 4. President Hoover believed people should help each other with this instead of relying on the federal government to get them through tough times
- 6. Fancy word for the right to vote
- 7. Nickname for the government programs first created during the New Deal to help provide basic services and securities to American citizens
- 8. Great Plains state most affected by the Dust Bowl
- 9. When people buy things because they think it's important to own as much as possible
- 11. Illegal making, transporting, or selling alcohol during Prohibition
- 12. Region of the U.S. that has always relied more on immigrants to provide labor for the American factory system
- 13. Occurs when a government borrows money to spend more than it brings in
- 14. Name given to the mass movement of African Americans out of the South to look for jobs and justice in Northern cities
- 16. This part of the federal government threatened FDR's New Deal programs by ruling them unconstitutional
- 20. During his first hundred days as President, FDR called for one of these so the federal government could stop more banks from closing across America
- 22. Added to the U.S. Constitution in January 1919 to make it illegal to buy, sell, or consume alcohol
- 24. White supremacy group that experienced a resurgence during the 1920s
- 29. Major cause of economic troubles for farmers during the 1920s
- 32. Practice that allowed consumers to borrow money to invest in the stock market
- 35. Economic policy where the government "leaves the economy alone" to regulate and fix itself
- 38. Nickname for women in the 1920s who challenged the way females were supposed to dress and act
- 39. Name given to the period of time in U.S. history when it was illegal to sell or make alcoholic beverages
- 43. President when the stock market crashed
- 46. Phrase used to describe the situation created in the Great Plains during the 1930s by a combination of both manmade and natural circumstances
- 48. Allowed families to buy new, expensive items they normally wouldn't have been able to afford
- 50. Type of music that was made famous on radios across the country during the Harlem Renaissance
- 51. Nickname given to people coming to the U.S. in the 1920s and 30s from places in Eastern and Southern Europe
- 52. This president threatened to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court so he could add members who would agree with him
- 54. Religious group targeted by the KKK during the 1920s
- 55. Agency created by Congress in 1933 to help restore people's trust in banks