Unit 5
Across
- 4. Extending a nations power over others
- 6. Use of poisonous chemicals like mustard gas in warfare
- 9. Severe drought and dust storms in the 1930s that devastated farms in the Great Plains
- 11. Major naval battle where the U.S. defeated Japan and shifted the balance in the Pacific
- 12. Strong pride in ones country
- 14. Surprise Japanese attack on a U.S. naval base that led America into World War II
- 16. Agreement that ended WWI and punished Germany
- 17. Founded US Aircraft industry
- 20. Conflict between North and South Korea where the U.S. supported South Korea under the United Nations
- 22. International organization created after WW1 to maintain peace
- 23. 1920s cultural movement celebrating African American art, music, and literature
- 24. Severe worldwide economic crisis that began after the 1929 stock market crash
- 26. New technology used for scouting and dogfights in WW1
- 27. Series of government programs created to help Americans recover from the Great Depression
- 28. U.S. president during WWI who proposed the League of Nations
- 30. Industrialist who revolutionized car production with the assembly line
Down
- 1. First nonstop solo flight across Ocean in 1927
- 2. Forced relocation and imprisonment of Japanese Americans by the U.S. government during wartime
- 3. Founder of Universal Negro Improvement Association
- 5. First Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1949-1953
- 7. 34th President 1953-1961
- 8. Building up armed forces aggressively
- 10. Ran for president three times
- 13. Rapid-fire weapons that made WW1 battles deadlier
- 15. Three-way presidential race splitting Republicans
- 18. Armored vehicles introduced to break through trench lines
- 19. Harsh daily conditions soldiers faced with mud, rats, and disease
- 21. Famous defense attorney who argued against the Scopes Trial
- 25. 1923 formally ended American occupation of Germany and negotiated payment of WWI reparations
- 29. Loans given by citizens to help fund the war