Great Depression Word Search

Words in the Great Depression word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

bank

Thousands closed, and the savings inside were often lost.

farm

Crop prices fell so far that many families lost their land.

jobless

About one in four workers had no job in 1933.

savings

Money set aside, frequently wiped out by bank failures.

radio

Free home entertainment and news for millions of families.

garden

Home vegetable plots that helped stretch a family's food.

crash

The stock market collapse of October 1929.

charity

Churches and neighbors giving food, coal, and clothing.

poverty

Having too little money for food, rent, or heat.

relief

Government aid such as food, cash payments, or work programs.

hard times

The everyday phrase people used for these years.

bread line

A queue of people waiting for free bread or a meal.

dust bowl

Plains region where drought and wind stripped away the topsoil.

soup kitchen

A place serving free hot meals to anyone in need.

drought

Years with almost no rain across the southern plains.

migrant

A worker who traveled to find picking or harvest jobs.

hoover

President when the Depression began in 1929.

new deal

Roosevelt's programs for jobs, banking, and farm relief.

roosevelt

President from 1933 who spoke to the nation by radio.

shantytown

Camp of scrap built shelters on the edge of a city.

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