US History Chapter 18

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Across
  1. 8. Program that insured all member bank accounts for up to $5000 per account
  2. 9. Act that established government funds for unemployment and old-age insurance
  3. 11. Organized the Committee for Industrial Organizations
  4. 13. Event where many people rushed to banks to withdraw all of their money
  5. 14. Policy created by Roosevelt to promote friendship with Latin American countries
  6. 15. Amendment that repealed Prohibition
  7. 19. Famous aviator whose son was kidnapped and murdered
  8. 21. Spending more than received from taxes and other revenues
  9. 22. Public relief program that created jobs building roads, bridges, and other facilities
  10. 23. Act that limited the number of hours required for employees to work in a week
  11. 24. British economist who influenced Roosevelt's "brain trust"
  12. 25. Author of "The Grapes of Wrath"
  13. 27. Farming situation where the Great Plains suffered from a severe drought
Down
  1. 1. First woman pilot to cross the Atlantic on a solo flight
  2. 2. German zeppelin that exploded and burned in New Jersey
  3. 3. Time period where 17% of Americans were unemployed
  4. 4. US President during the Great Depression
  5. 5. Labor leader who became the head of the Communist Party USA
  6. 6. Roosevelt's program that was created to meet the needs of the American people
  7. 7. Money earned by selling stocks
  8. 8. Speeches given by President Roosevelt to calm and reassure the people
  9. 10. President who was also called the "Great Humanitarian"
  10. 12. Popular preacher who spoke out against evolution in universities
  11. 16. Government program that created jobs for young men that included soil and water conservation projects
  12. 17. Law passed that tried to increase prices for agricultural goods
  13. 18. Tactic used by Union members who refused to work and barricaded themselves inside the workplace
  14. 20. Risky investments for the chance of making a quick profit
  15. 26. Organization established in 1933 that attempted to control wages and prices and to limit competition