U5 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. govt. assistance programs intended to aid and support those in need
  2. 7. people who believe in the interpretation of religious texts
  3. 10. initial for the president who signed the New Deal and Social Security Act of 1935
  4. 12. women known for embracing modernism
  5. 14. event that occurred on October 29th, 1929 in which the United States stock market crashed
  6. 15. drought period characterized by dust storms that greatly devastated agriculture
  7. 17. gathering consisting of war veterans who demanded additional payment for their services
  8. 18. investigation involving the bribery of oil reserves
  9. 20. entertainer whose work expressed the difficulties of African Americans
  10. 22. a theory without firm evidence
  11. 24. legal case in which John Scopes was prosecuted for teaching evolution in schools
  12. 25. act that raised taxes on U.S. imports to protect manufacturers and farmers
  13. 26. district inhabited by people living in shacks
  14. 27. author who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his simplistic prose
  15. 29. someone who sells illegal goods, specifically alcoholic beverages
  16. 30. author of The Great Gatsby
Down
  1. 1. legal prevention of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
  2. 2. "secret bars" in which alcohol was illegally sold
  3. 4. system that limited the number of immigrants that enter the country
  4. 5. assistance programs designed to combat Great Depression and prevent future depressions
  5. 6. politicians who betrayed public trust during the Harding administration
  6. 8. first author from the U.S. to receive the Nobel Peace for Literature
  7. 9. worldwide economic downturn
  8. 11. poet whose work portrayed the hardships of African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance
  9. 13. key figure of Harlem Renaissance; her stories and plays depicted African American life
  10. 16. musician who changed jazz during the Harlem Renaissance; also known as greatest trumpet player
  11. 19. system in which property is publicly owned and wealth is distributed evenly
  12. 21. golden age for African American art, literature, and culture
  13. 23. Italian immigrants who were charged for murder and robbery
  14. 28. 31st US president during the Great Depression