Fill in the Blanks The Big Apple Part 1Online version Watch the Big Apple Video Part 1 and fill in the blanks with the correct words. by Claudia Jos 1 Apple age war Unemployment Big abandoning Great Depression powers recession dance Hitler 1937 circles themselves jazz The year is . The nation is struggling to recover from the and finds itself in an economic downturn . is once again growing and soup lines are getting longer . In Europe , fascism is on the rise . The growth of ? s are frightening . In Asia , Japan and China are in combat . The whole world is hurtling toward . This is a time for Americans to buckle down and . From coast to coast Americans of every age and walk of life are to the merriment of a new dance craze , The . Holding hands like children in friendly , they ? re imitating farm animals and bringing back the devil may care dance moves of the , the 1920s . In August of 1937 , the country went into a . That same month the Big Apple Dance Craze took off .