History Crossword

4. thousands of people relied on charitable organizations for meals and would line up for simple meals often of bread and soup
9. A system for buying and selling shares of companies
12. a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the US prairies during the 1930s
13. method of boycotting work by sitting down at work and refusing to leave the establishment
14. a neighborhood in which people live in makeshift shacks
15. The brief period during 1815 when Napoleon made his last bid for power, deposing the French King and again becoming Emperor of France

1. Repeal of prohibition (18th Amendment)
2. Government practice of spending more than it takes in from taxes
3. A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones
5. A cheap and simple car designed by Ford. It allowed for more Americans to own a car.
6. closed all banks until gov. examiners could investigate their financial condition; only sound/solvent banks were allowed to reopen
7. person who seeks to overturn the established government
8. projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with public funds for public use
10. informal talks given by FDR over the radio; sat by White House fireplace; gained the confidence of the people
11. A period of increased stock trading and rising stock prices