The Great Depression Crossword Puzzle

New art style that became popular in the 1930s - used angular & asymmetrical geometry to show wealth, luxury, and & extravagance

On June 5, 1933, the U.S. abandoned this, which allowed for more money to be printed and put into circulation to allow access to credit and help people have money to spend

Name of the disease FDR contracted at age 39 - left him largely wheelchair-bound & immobile, but never let it get the best of him - became president despite condition

Nickname of FDR's group of academic advisers who shaped many New Deal policies

On this day, October 24, 1929, the stock market fell but recovered by the end of the day

Mass deportation of Mexican-Americans from U.S. to Mexico from 1929 to 1936 - between 400,000 & 2 million sent across border, many of them legal U.S. citizens

Famous NYC building - tallest in the world after it's completion in 1931

Belief in people depending on themselves & indirect relief through charities & the private sector to combat the Great Depression, which Hoover supported

The name of the first superhero comic book ever published in 1938

Famous painting done by Grant Wood in 1930 - symbolized hardship for farmers

Name of FDR's plan to restore, regenerate, & revitalize America's economy

Makeshift homes & towns made out of scrap wood, metal, crates, cardboard boxes, etc.

Name of the president in office when the Great Depression began & whose efforts to combat its effects proved to be too little, too late

Government assistance provided to help people in their time of need, which President Hoover refused to do because he believed it would lead to socialism

These educational pep talks by FDR on the radio helped keep Americans informed of his efforts to rebuild and restore confidence in the U.S. government and economy

Over 60 - 80 million people attended these every week to escape the Great Depression

October 29, 1929 - day the stock market collapsed & triggered the Great Depression

This author famous wrote books that symbolized struggles faced by displaced workers & families, such as Of Mice and Men

It was during this time period that more than 15 New Deal programs were passed by Congress and put into effect to combat the Great Depression

Nickname given to Southwestern Great Plains region of U.S. after suffering severe drought & being overused by farmers

Al Capone opened 1 of these in Chicago to improve his shady image & offer free food to the needy

This style of music became popular in the 1930s as musicians wrote guitar songs & ballads about hard times in the U.S.

This group of WWI veterans marched on Washington to demand early bonus compensation for their service, only to have the bull voted down & violently run out of town

This term described how panicked investors lost their confidence in bank security, withdrawing their money all at once and severely worsening the Great Depression

This act raised U.S. tariff rates to their highest levels ever in the hope of protecting American Businesses, instead only freezing world trade and the global economy

This famous radio broadcast delivered by Orson Welles convinced some people that Martians had invaded Earth and were taking it over

The 21st Amendment repealed this