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Across
  1. 2. Electrification Act – Allocated federal loans for the installation of electricity for Americans living in remote rural areas
  2. 4. Talmadge- A attorney and American politician who served 3 terms as the 67th governor of Georgia
  3. 5. Roosevelt- An American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States, we was mostly known for his prioritization of wildlife and national parks conservation.
  4. 9. A global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945, there were 2 sides fighting the allies and axis.
  5. 11. A drier than normal conditions in an environment
  6. 13. Market Crash- A rapid and often drop in stock prices, that ruined the economy and many people life by losing their money.
  7. 14. Weevil- a gray or brown weevil whose larva lives in and feeds on the buds and bolls of the cotton plant
  8. 15. Telegram- This was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany.
Down
  1. 1. (agriculture)- Producing more goods than people could afford to buy
  2. 3. Lease Act- allowed the U.S. government to lend or lease war supplies to any nation vital to U.S. defense
  3. 6. Russell- a governor that reorganized the bureaucracy, promoted economic development in the midst of the Great Depression, and balanced the state budget.
  4. 7. Bowl- the name given to the drought-stricken southern plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a drought in the 1930s
  5. 8. a massive military conflict in Europe between 1914-1918
  6. 10. Ship- this was a British passenger ship that was owned by Cunard Lin and was first launched in 1906
  7. 12. Vinson- an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years
  8. 14. of Pearl Harbor- a surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese
  9. 16. Deal- A series of programs and projects instituted during the Great depression by FDR that aimed to restore prosperity to Americans