Across
- 1. A leader who has complete control over a country and makes all the decisions, often unfairly.
- 4. A time when the prices of stocks dropped very fast, causing many people to lose money.
- 5. A U.S. naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japan in 1941, leading the U.S. to join World War II.
- 6. The way money, businesses, and jobs work in a country.
- 8. Places where the U.S. government forced Japanese Americans to live during World War II, taking away their freedom.
- 10. When wind or water wears away soil, making land less useful for farming.
Down
- 2. A period in the 1930s when many people lost their jobs, businesses closed, and families struggled to afford basic needs.
- 3. Small, poor communities of tents and shacks where homeless people lived during the Great Depression.
- 7. A time when severe dust storms and drought ruined farms in the 1930s, making it hard for farmers to grow food.
- 9. A set of government programs created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to help people find jobs and recover from the Great Depression.