US History STAAR Review

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Across
  1. 4. , U.S. policy to intervene in Latin America.
  2. 5. ,Journalists exposing corruption (Progressive Era).
  3. 6. , U.S. takeover of Hawaii in 1898.
  4. 9. , Corrupt city organizations that traded services for votes (e.g., Tammany Hall).
  5. 10. Market Crash , 1929 collapse starting the Great Depression.
  6. 12. , U.S.-built canal linking Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
  7. 14. , Growth of cities due to industrial jobs.
  8. 16. , Gave women the right to vote (1920).
  9. 18. , 1882 law banning Chinese immigration.
  10. 21. , Mass production system lowering costs.
  11. 22. , Political movements (like the Populists) advocating for farmers/workers.
  12. 23. ,When one company controls an entire industry, limiting competition.
  13. 24. , Plan for peace and League of Nations.
  14. 26. , Deportation of Mexican Americans in the 1930s.
  15. 28. ,Massive job loss during the Depression.
  16. 30. , Shift from farming to factory-based production using machines.
  17. 31. , Fighting from dug-in trenches
  18. 34. , Government corruption involving oil leases.
  19. 35. , 1898 war giving the U.S. overseas territories.
  20. 36. , 1906 law regulating food/medicine safety.
  21. 37. , Protection of natural resources and parks.
  22. 38. , Ended WWI; punished Germany.
Down
  1. 1. , Growth of large corporations dominating industries (late 1800s).
  2. 2. ,Efforts to force Native Americans to adopt white culture (e.g., boarding schools).
  3. 3. , Belief that the rich succeed because they are “fit.”
  4. 7. , Community centers helping the urban poor (e.g., Hull House).
  5. 8. , Worker organizations fighting for better wages and conditions.
  6. 11. , Causes: Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination.
  7. 13. , First railroad connecting East and West U.S. (1869), boosting trade and migration.
  8. 15. , Illegal alcohol led to gangs (e.g., Al Capone).
  9. 17. , German submarine attacks on all ships.
  10. 19. , Government stays out of the economy (“hands off”).
  11. 20. , U.S. troops in WWI.
  12. 25. , Environmental disaster ruining farms.
  13. 27. , Desire for stability after WWI.
  14. 29. , African American cultural movement..
  15. 30. , Limits on immigrants (favored Europeans).
  16. 31. , Government breaking up monopolies.
  17. 32. , Banned alcohol (1920–1933).
  18. 33. , Risky investing drove prices up.