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Across
1. an affliction or pestilence
4. a law forbidding the sale of alcohol
8. a roughly built structure
9. Henry __________ : governor who relied on astrology and was impeached
11. discovery of this oil field brought ruin to Oklahoman oil prices (two words)
14. occurred in Cimarron County in 1936
17. a person who serves on a university or college governing board
20. extravagantly
21. Roosevelt won presidency on the promise of a ___(two words)
22. products or goods
25. to fill beyond capacity
26. something of central importance
28. a formal charge of misconduct
29. caused by drought and wind in 1930s (two words)
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Down
2. a wearing away of part of the earth's surface
3. one that moves from one region to another in search of work
5. financially ruined
6. site of one of the worst race riots in American history
7. name given to shanty towns built by families during the Great Depression
10. The Great ________ caused much unemployment and economic hardship
12. swept away by winds creating dust storms
13. a catchy phrase or motto
15. one who believes their race is superior
16. ______ Field: largest oil field in central Oklahoma
18. ______ law: a temporary rule by military authorities
19. "______ ______ Sudik": nickname for oil well that gushed out of control for ten days
23. Ernest ________: one time oilmen who lost his wealth and became Governor
24. Oklahoma's governor during the depression
27. destroyed crops after plagues of rabbits and grasshoppers |
