Great Depression Begins

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Across
  1. 2. This happened when loose topsoil + drought + strong winds caused a natural disaster
  2. 4. These were shantytowns made by homeless people
  3. 5. Troops used this type of gas on the Bonus Army
  4. 10. This is when a loan must be repaid all at once
  5. 11. The name given to WWI veterans who wanted their pension early
  6. 13. The Reconstruction ___ Corporation gave $238 million in loans to banks
  7. 15. This is the nickname given to the day the stock market crashed
  8. 16. Creditors foreclosed on ___ million farms
  9. 18. President at the start of the Great Depression
  10. 20. The nickname given to farmers in Oklahoma who fled the Dust Bowl
Down
  1. 1. This is the highest tariff ever
  2. 3. Purchasing items on this type of plan lets you put down a down payment then make monthly payments
  3. 6. This is a constant rising of prices in the stock market
  4. 7. The Green Hornet and this character were superhero characters during this time
  5. 8. This occurs when people try to withdraw their money all at once
  6. 9. The state where most Americans fled from the Dust Bowl
  7. 12. The region where the Dust Bowl occurred
  8. 14. John Steinbeck wrote this book
  9. 17. The name of the first animated Disney movie
  10. 19. These officers were in charge of ejecting people from their homes if they were evicted