The Great Depression

History Hard 18 words0 plays

A long breadline of figures waiting in dusty streets beneath gray skies during economic collapse.
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  • BANKRUPT
  • BREADLINE
  • CRASH
  • DROUGHT
  • DUST BOWL
  • FORECLOSURE
  • HARDSHIP
  • HOOVER
  • MIGRANT
  • NEW DEAL
  • POVERTY
  • RECOVERY
  • RELIEF
  • ROOSEVELT
  • SOUP KITCHEN
  • STOCK MARKET
  • UNEMPLOYMENT
  • WELFARE

The 1930s brought bank crashes, breadlines, and the Dust Bowl to this grid. Students will connect Roosevelt's New Deal to the relief programs that followed the stock market crash, from soup kitchens and foreclosures to unemployment and poverty. It's a good match for a history unit, ready to solve on screen or print for the class.

The Great Depression Word Search Answer Key

Checking a finished sheet, or stuck on the last word? The The Great Depression Word Search Answer Key marks all 18 hidden words in the grid and lists the row, column and direction each one starts from. It prints on its own sheet, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the answers.

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