History Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Having many aspects or sides, describing the varied approaches of the New Deal to address different economic problems.
  2. 5. Economic policy of shielding a country’s industries from foreign competition by taxing imports, a factor that worsened the economic conditions for farmers.
  3. 8. Progress Administration A New Deal agency that provided jobs for millions of Americans by funding public works projects like roads and schools.
  4. 11. Conservation Corps New Deal program that provided jobs to young men, primarily in environmental conservation projects.
  5. 13. Making a difficult situation worse, as the Dust Bowl did to the economic hardships of the Great Depression.
  6. 15. Art Project A New Deal initiative that employed artists to create public murals and other works of art.
  7. 16. Youth Administration New Deal agency that provided part-time employment for young people, allowing them to continue their education.
  8. 17. Hattie Wyatt Caraway The first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, representing Arkansas, and a strong supporter of New Deal programs.
Down
  1. 1. Rapidly declining or falling, especially in reference to prices during the Great Depression.
  2. 3. The basic physical systems of a country, such as roads, bridges, and buildings, many of which were improved by New Deal projects.
  3. 4. Joseph Taylor Robinson An influential Arkansas senator who supported New Deal legislation and played a crucial role in its passage.
  4. 6. The name for makeshift shantytowns built by homeless people during the Great Depression, named derisively after President Hoover.
  5. 7. To make suffering or hardship less severe, a key goal of New Deal programs.
  6. 9. Works Administration New Deal program that funded large-scale construction projects, such as building bridges, roads, and public buildings.
  7. 10. Completely lacking in basic necessities such as food and shelter, a condition many faced during the Great Depression.
  8. 12. Deal The set of programs and reforms introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to address the economic crisis of the Great Depression.
  9. 14. Soup Agencies The numerous New Deal government programs that were often referred to by their acronyms.