U.S. History Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. An area of Oklahoma, Kansas, and northern Texas affected by severe soil erosion, caused by windstorms, in the early 1930s
  2. 7. The period after the Civil War in which the states formerly part of the Confederacy were brought back into the United States
  3. 9. A supporter of the Confederate States of America
  4. 10. An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests
  5. 11. A state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare
  6. 12. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
  7. 15. A war fought from 1914 to 1918 between the Allies and Central power
  8. 16. On Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the base, and the United States entered World War II the following day
  9. 17. The day when Japan formally surrendered
  10. 18. A war between citizens of the same country
  11. 19. The day in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy
Down
  1. 1. The desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
  2. 2. The practice or system of owning slaves.
  3. 3. The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
  4. 4. The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
  5. 5. A plan to ensure payments of reparations by Germany after World War I
  6. 6. The financial and industrial slump of 1929
  7. 8. A war fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Axis powers and the Allies
  8. 13. A group of government programs and policies established under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s
  9. 14. These laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt