Unit 7: Great Depression and WW2

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Across
  1. 6. This Act was amended in the midst of WW2 to require men ages 18 and up to register for the draft.
  2. 8. Republicans like Hoover believed that the economy would recover on its own without government intervention; a French term known as ________ _________.
  3. 9. After Japan’s attack, the United States went into “________________”: preparation for war
  4. 13. This Democratic president won the Election of 1932 and would remain President until his death in April 1945
  5. 14. The United States never joins this “association of nations,” designed by President Wilson, because it would bring the US into foreign conflicts.
  6. 17. This housing policy maintained segregation across different cities in the United States.
  7. 18. Once enacted, this policy gave the US the ability to loan out weapons and military supplies to allies
  8. 20. One of the biggest policies from the New Deal, this Act provides pensions to elderly citizens aged 65 and up, benefits to those who are disabled, and unemployment benefits
  9. 22. One of the Allied Powers; this country became one of the world’s leading superpowers after WW2
  10. 23. FDR wanted to add six new Justices to the Supreme Court, called “________ _________”
  11. 24. This weapon was used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Down
  1. 1. Buying stocks on the chance of a quick profit, ignoring the risks
  2. 2. Spending more money than receiving in revenue
  3. 3. Americans that lost their home during the Great Depression may have moved to a shantytown known as a “______________,” a phrase that refers to the President
  4. 4. Established in 1944, this guarantees veterans certain rights, including educational support, housing loans, and medical care
  5. 5. On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked this important US naval base located in Hawaii
  6. 7. In this Supreme Court Case known as _____________ vs. United States, the Court upheld the internment of Japanese Americans
  7. 10. Nearly 20,000 WW1 veterans marched to DC to demand their bonus pay, but were met with violence. The group of veterans was known as the ___________ __________.
  8. 11. To navigate across the Pacific Ocean, the US used this strategy to make its way to Japan’s mainland
  9. 12. The mass killing of targeted groups; the Holocaust was a ______________ of close to 6 million Jewish people
  10. 15. Within the first 100 days in office, FDR passed a series of laws known as the _____ _________ with the goal of relieving the economy from its depression.
  11. 16. FDR used the radio to communicate with Americans in a series of conversations
  12. 19. A series of dust storms in 1933-1934 that rendered millions of acres of land useless, resulting in the migration of many farmers to the West Coast
  13. 21. Borrowing money to pay for a stock investment; one of the reasons for the stock market crash