US History Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. the longest and most severe economic downturn in modern history. It began with the U.S. stock market crash in 1929
- 4. also known as the Great War which lasted from 1914 to 1918, changed the way wars were fought
- 5. the supreme law of the U.S, creates the national government, divides power into three branches, and protects the basic rights of citizen
- 7. the historic founding document in which the 13 American colonies stated they were free and independent states, no longer under British rule
- 8. the 19th-century movement of American settlers into the American West. It doubled the size of the nation, driven by the belief in "Manifest Destiny"
Down
- 1. a decade of great economic growth, fun, and new styles after WWI. People enjoyed jazz music, dancing, and new inventions like cars and radios
- 2. a social and political campaign to abolish segregation and discrimination against African Americans and other minorities
- 6. a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945, started in part by actions of German dictator Adolf Hitler