US History Unit 2 Keywords

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Across
  1. 6. Conference in which the Allies decided how to end World War II and what to do next
  2. 10. Acts made by Roosevelt to attempt to keep the US out of World War II by avoiding actions taken before the first world war
  3. 11. Economic aid provided to Western European nations by the U.S. after WWII
  4. 12. Trade in which the other nation had to transport the goods instead of the US
  5. 13. Policy of ignoring military actions in hopes of avoiding conflict
  6. 14. Reforms and changes made by Franklin Roosevelt to help solve problems caused by the Great Depression and prevent similar issues in the future
  7. 16. Law allowing veterans to receive loans to build homes or pursue and education
  8. 17. 7 December 1941, the day that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor causing the US to declare war on Japan
  9. 20. Secret project of building an atomic bomb
  10. 21. Line at which North and South Korea became divided into communist and non-communist parts
  11. 24. Man who wanted wealth to be redistributed to the poor in the Great Depression
  12. 26. Agreement of the US to help Britain in WWII by providing weapons and money
  13. 27. 29 October 1929 when stock values suddenly fell as many people tried to sell their stocks
  14. 29. International organization created after WWII to maintain peace in the world
  15. 30. Government in which one leader has absolute power
  16. 31. Drought and winds in Oklahoma during the Great Depression
  17. 33. US military strategy of capturing Pacific islands and establishing bases there to get closer to Japan
  18. 34. Decision to strengthen relations between the US and other Western Hemisphere countries
  19. 35. Agreement between North American and Western European nations to protect each other
  20. 36. Divide between communist Eastern Europe and non-communist Western Europe
Down
  1. 1. Japanese aircraft pilots who crashed their explosive-filled planes into U.S. ships killing themselves in the process
  2. 2. Group of WWI soldiers and their families who marched in Washington DC to demand payment for their service
  3. 3. Female secretary of labor in the US who promoted the Social Security program
  4. 4. Court case in which the supreme court defended Japanese internment camps and deemed them necessary
  5. 5. Franklin Roosevelt’s weekly radio program that explained current issues in simple language
  6. 7. Woman on US propaganda posters encouraging women to join the war effort by working in factories for example
  7. 8. Shantytowns in urban areas during the Great Depression
  8. 9. Antisemitic laws in Germany in World War II
  9. 15. American general who led the US forces in Japan in WWII and the UN forces in the Korean War
  10. 18. Act giving less power to labor unions
  11. 19. The US join the war, the Allies win a victory in North Africa, the Soviets gain ground at Stalingrad, D-Day allows the Allies to free France and the US drops atomic bombs in Japan
  12. 22. Name given to the use of the containment policy
  13. 23. Policy of using US military forces to sop the spread of communism
  14. 25. Sending of supplies to West Berlin by airplane when the Soviet Union blocked roads to West Germany
  15. 28. Theory that as more nations became communist, other nearby countries would follow
  16. 32. Military technique involving the use of airplanes followed by infantry and tanks and use by Germany in WWII