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