Great Depression & WW2

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Across
  1. 2. After Japan’s attack, the United States went into “________________”: preparation for war
  2. 4. By 1933, the _________________ rate was very high; almost 15 million people were out of work.
  3. 6. During the Great Depression, the government ordered the deportation of close to a million Mexican-Americans and immigrants, known as “_______________”
  4. 8. Harry Truman ordered this weapon of destruction to be used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  5. 10. One of the Axis Powers; this country invaded parts of France and Africa and was led by fascist leader Benito Mussolini
  6. 13. Probably 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
  7. 20. Established in 1944, this guarantees veterans certain rights, including educational support, housing loans, and medical care
  8. 22. This Act was amended in the midst of WW2 to require men ages 18 and up to register for the draft.
  9. 24. One of the Axis Powers; this country invaded Poland and was responsible for the Holocaust
  10. 25. FDR wanted to add six new Justices to the Supreme Court, called “________ _________”
  11. 26. This extreme viewpoint that one’s race/ethnicity or nationality is superior to others; Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini are two examples of leaders who believe in this.
  12. 27. 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 ___________ __________.
  13. 30. During Hoover’s presidency, there was a period of high stock prices known as a “_______ _________”
  14. 33. The United States never joins this “association of nations,” designed by President Wilson, because it would bring the US into foreign conflicts.
Down
  1. 1. This system graded areas of neighborhoods with different colors (Green, Blue, Yellow and Red), and approved loans based on the area. This policy maintained segregation across different cities in the United States.
  2. 3. 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
  3. 5. Spending more money than receiving in revenue
  4. 7. One of the Axis Powers; this country invaded China during WW2 as well as attacked an American naval base
  5. 9. FDR used the radio to communicate with Americans, known as ____________ ______
  6. 11. Borrowing money to pay for a stock investment; one of the reasons for the stock market crash
  7. 12. 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
  8. 14. Buying stocks on the chance of a quick profit, ignoring the risks
  9. 15. FDR authorized Executive Order 9066, which ordered the forced removal and relocation of Japanese Americans into ______________ camps in the Western region of the US
  10. 16. The mass killing of targeted groups; the Holocaust was a ______________ of close to 6 million Jewish people
  11. 17. This Democratic president won the Election of 1932 and would remain President until his death in April 1945
  12. 18. On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked this important US naval base located in Hawaii
  13. 19. One of the Allied Powers; this country became one of the world’s leading superpowers after WW2
  14. 21. Once enacted, this policy gave the US the ability to loan/lend out weapons and military supplies to allies
  15. 23. In this Supreme Court Case known as _____________ vs. United States, the Supreme Court upheld FDR’s Executive Order 9066 as constitutional
  16. 28. To navigate across the Pacific Ocean, the US used this strategy to make its way to Japan’s mainland
  17. 29. This comes in many forms of media and is used to convince Americans to support the war effort
  18. 31. Republicans like Hoover believed that the economy will recover on its own as long as the government kept its “hands off”! This economic policy has a French term, known as “____________ _________”
  19. 32. 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.