History

5. A symbol of freedom and change in the 1920s; made affordable by Henry Ford’s assembly line.
7. The belief that buying goods and services is a key to happiness and success.
9. A young woman in the 1920s who challenged traditional norms through fashion and behavior.
10. Bowl Severe drought and dust storms in the 1930s that devastated U.S. farming regions.
11. Tuesday October 29, 1929 — the day the stock market crashed, marking the start of the Great Depression.
15. Trek A 1935 protest by unemployed Canadian workers demanding better conditions.
17. The period (1920–1933) when the sale and manufacture of alcohol were illegal in the United States.
20. A long and severe economic downturn.
22. The rise in prices and decrease in the value of money.
24. Government aid to the unemployed or poor during the Great Depression.
25. Deal A series of programs and reforms introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the Great Depression.
26. An economic system based on private ownership and free markets.

1. A political and economic system where property is owned collectively and the state controls production.
2. When factories or farms produce more goods than can be sold, leading to economic problems.
3. A style of music popular in the 1920s, originating from African American communities.
4. Market A system for buying and selling shares of companies; crashed in 1929.
6. Line A method of production where workers add parts to a product as it moves past them on a belt.
8. An illegal bar or nightclub where alcohol was sold during Prohibition.
12. A popular dance of the 1920s.
13. Buying goods with borrowed money, to be paid back later with interest.
14. Twenties A nickname for the 1920s, known for economic prosperity and cultural change.
16. A tax on imported goods, used to protect domestic industries.
18. Renaissance A cultural movement celebrating African American art, music, and literature in the 1920s.
19. The condition of being without a job while actively seeking work.
21. Camps Canadian work camps where unemployed men lived and worked during the Depression.
23. Buggy A car pulled by horses during the Great Depression in Canada, named after Prime Minister R.B. Bennett.