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feeds on the fibers of the cotton boll. It is a major pest of the American cotton crop
a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
a long and severe recession in an economy or market
was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
created Social Security in the United States, and is relevant for US labor law
a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses
a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men
an American Dixiecrat politician who served two terms as the 67th Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937, and a third term from 1941 to 1943
an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1
he principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II
a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base
an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd president of the United States
A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933
a war that began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
the United States Navy's third Nimitz-class supercarrier
share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression.
began on Thursday, October 24, 1929, with skittish investors trading a record 12.9 million shares

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Vocab.

Crossword

Unit 7 Vocabulary

Crossword

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What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

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Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

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