Great Depression Crossword Puzzle

About the Great Depression Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers the economic crisis that began in 1929 and shaped life in the United States during the 1930s. Its words include the stock market crash, breadlines, Dust Bowl migration, and government programs such as the CCC and WPA. Students of American history and anyone curious about daily life during the Great Depression will find familiar people, places, and events in the list.

This crossword draws on 38 clues about Great Depression. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Mass rush to withdraw deposits (7 letters)
• •Veterans who marched on Washington seeking promised payments (9 letters)
• •Prolonged 1930s economic downturn (10 letters)
• •Agency that aided struggling rural families (12 letters)
• •President defeated by Franklin Roosevelt in 1932 (6 letters)
• •Employers' cuts to their workforce (7 letters)
• •Government-funded construction projects (11 letters)
• •President who led the United States during World War II (9 letters)

Teaching this topic or planning a party? Make your own crossword with your own words and clues.