the 1930s

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Across
  1. 3. Makeshift communities of homeless people during the Great Depression
  2. 8. Percentage of the workforce without jobs
  3. 9. Financial district in NYC
  4. 10. President known for his response to the Great Depression
  5. 11. severe drought and dust storms in the Great Plains
  6. 12. Payment to shareholders from a company's profit
  7. 14. Panic-induced withdrawal of funds from banks
  8. 15. Period of rising stock prices and investor confidence
  9. 16. Event marking the beginning of the Great Depression
  10. 17. Respiratory illness caused by inhaling dust during the Dust Bowl
  11. 18. Decline in agricultural output leading to economic hardship
Down
  1. 1. Series of government programs aimed at economic recovery
  2. 2. President who established the Civilian Conservation Corps
  3. 4. term for migrants fleeing the Dust Bowl
  4. 5. Period of declining stock prices and pessimism
  5. 6. Act Legislation allowing settlers to claim land in the West
  6. 7. Process by which wind carries away soil
  7. 11. Unfair treatment based on race, gender, or other factors
  8. 13. Strategy used by police to prevent migrants from entering a city