US History Chapters 18-20 Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. 2 words - purposely exaggerating and dramatizing events in order to make profits, even if it isn't exactly the truth - similar to sensationalism or clickbait
  2. 4. areas on the edges of cities made up of residences where people often commute to jobs in cities
  3. 11. 2 words - a policy that required the government to only print money that was equal to the total value of its gold reserves
  4. 12. first and last name of businessman who was extremely successful in the oil business, founding the Standard Oil Company
  5. 13. someone who fights for the right to vote - particularly a woman's right to vote
  6. 15. 2 words - a railroad that ran across the continent
  7. 18. 2 words - a tax paid by employed people to the government, passed in 1913
  8. 19. 2 words - as minerals were depleted from boomtowns they quickly turned to these
  9. 20. 2 words - system where workers stand in place while items to be put together move past them on a conveyor belt - very efficient
  10. 22. a system in which a stronger nation controls weaker nations or territories
  11. 24. as people expanded Westward, they realized the midwestern US was covered in this vast area of flat land with tall plants, great for grazing animals
  12. 25. exclusive rights granted to inventors
Down
  1. 1. name for an economic downturn, as faced by farmers in the early 1870s
  2. 3. name for specific parts of land for Native Americans to live - lots in Oklahoma
  3. 5. hyphenated 2 words - French term and concept that businesses can operate without much government intervention
  4. 6. 3 words - laws that were passed that heavily restricted minorities, especially black people
  5. 7. nickname for factories with low wages, unsafe conditions, and long work hours
  6. 8. efforts made to force American ideals and culture on Native Americans
  7. 9. the belief that common people, not the wealthy, should control the government
  8. 10. an economic system in which private individuals or groups own and profit from business
  9. 13. as ranching grew, cattle were transported to these meat processing facilities (a huge one was in Chicago)
  10. 14. a person who has to flee their country to escape danger or persecution
  11. 16. first and last name of businessman who was extremely successful in the steel industry
  12. 17. someone who meets with lawmakers and tries to persuade them to support particular laws and political ideas
  13. 21. a hard metal made from a mixture of iron and carbon
  14. 23. extreme growth of cities instead of rural areas, especially for immigrants in search of opportunity