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They were often called Hoover Blankets since many unemployed or homeless used them to cover themselves against the elements. It was a derogatory term aimed at President Hoover who people blamed for their economic woes.
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What was the name for newspapers that were used as bedding by homeless people during the great depression?
Gaycats
Which of these rose during the great depression?
Migration rose during the Great Depression.
Did they have bicycles during the great depression?
Yes, there were bicycles during the great depression.
What was environmental cleanliness like during the Great Depression?
it was not clean during the great depression
Who was the leader who called for rugged individualism during the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover I believe because he took no action toward the Great Depression.
What was the name for newspapers that were used as bedding by homeless people during the great depression?
Gaycats
What were hoover blanket?
during the great depression, the omeless used old newspapers as blankets. There became known as "hoover blankets" after the United States president Herbert Hoover.
What were Hoover Blankets during the Great Depression?
Hoover Blankets were newspapers used as makeshift blankets by the homeless during the Great Depression, named after President Herbert Hoover. The term reflects the desperation and poverty that many Americans faced during that time, as they were unable to afford proper bedding.
What were the name of the shacksthat people lived in during the Great Depression called?
Some were called "Hoovervilles" to indicate that President Hoover was the cause of the Great Depression.
What are vills?
hoover villes were homes that the people lived in during the great depression often made of cardbored and newspapers, on streets, and in parks
What were hovversville?
Hoovervilles were "houses" made out of newspapers and other things during the Great Depression. They got their name from the previous president Hoover who promised that the Great Depression wouldn't last and that things would improve... nothing did and the Great Depression did last and didn't improve, instead it worsened.
What are hoover ville?
hoover villes were homes that the people lived in during the great depression often made of cardbored and newspapers, on streets, and in parks
What was a market during the great depression?
There was a Msrjet Crash during the great depression.
Which of these rose during the great depression?
Migration rose during the Great Depression.
Did they have bicycles during the great depression?
Yes, there were bicycles during the great depression.
Why is it called depression in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
Need to be more specific but its used because it is during near the great depression.
"Hoovervilles"?
Grim shantytowns where impoverished victims of the Great Depression slept under newspapers and in makeshift tents. Their visibility (and sarcastic name) tarnished the reputation of the Hoover administration.
