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Was poor people desperate for shelter during the Great Depression?
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∙ 14y ago
People did have a hard time finding shelter during the Great Depression. President Hoover was President when the Depression first hit and had a firm stance that the government should stay out of the economy as much as possible. He believed that the economy would solve the situation itself and took very little action to help the citizens of the United States.
In his honor, people dubbed the makeshift towns "Hoovervilles." The were full or poorly built shacks, with people living in bad conditions right on top of each other. World War II and President Roosevelt helped to bring about the change in the way things were in the United States during the Great Depression.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes people were desperate for shelter during the great depression time period. Because they didnt have enough money to buy shelter so they made shelter out of whatever they could find. they called these places Hoover Villes because president Herbert Hoover said" There will be a chicken in every pot" which ment that everyone would have food during the great depressio.
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How were the hoovervilles important to the Great Depression?
Hoovervills were important to the great depression because when people's homes went to foreclosure, they had no where to go. Hoovervills gave people shelter and food during the great depression when people had no where to go.
How the Great Depression affected the basic needs such as food and shelter?
Many people were out of job during the Great Depression...-this effected the poor in many ways so maintaining a shelter and food was very difficult to them
What social and psychological impact did the depression have on Americans?
The depression was devastating to people, it caused a lack of food, shelter, and clothing and a metal depression in most.
How did John Steinbeck call attention to the hardships experienced by some people during the Great Depression?
migrants were so desperate for work that they travel vast distances to find it.
The US recovery from the Great Depression was accelerated by what?
Recovery from the depression was mainly boosted by a reboot in the economic interests of the people. This included shops reopening and real money being distributed again. During the depression some states had been printing cheap paper money that barely had any value. Inflation was heavily spread because of how desperate store owners were and how they knew how much people needed their products. You have to remember, there were shortages of almost everything during this time.
How were the hoovervilles important to the Great Depression?
Hoovervills were important to the great depression because when people's homes went to foreclosure, they had no where to go. Hoovervills gave people shelter and food during the great depression when people had no where to go.
How the Great Depression affected the basic needs such as food and shelter?
Many people were out of job during the Great Depression...-this effected the poor in many ways so maintaining a shelter and food was very difficult to them
What social and psychological impact did the depression have on Americans?
The depression was devastating to people, it caused a lack of food, shelter, and clothing and a metal depression in most.
How did John Steinbeck call attention to the hardships experienced by some people during the Great Depression?
migrants were so desperate for work that they travel vast distances to find it.
How do you use the word desperate in a sentence?
I was desperate to meet the new President. In a desperate attempt to survive, he jumped from the burning building. During the Great Depression, many people were desperate to find a way to support their families.
What do people do if there was a tornado and no shelter around?
If you are outside with no shelter a available and a tornado is coming the best option is to lie in a ditch or depression in the ground
People caught in the open during a tornado should seek shelter under highway overpasses?
False. People caught in the open should seek shelter in a ditch or depression. An overpass acts as a wind tunnel, causing wnd to speed up as it passes through.
How did the depression pave the way for hitlers rise?
Because people were so desperate they would do anything to survive.
How many people where Homless people during the Great Depression?
How many people were homeless during the Great Depression? Between one and two million people.
Was the economy worse in The Great Depression than it is now?
Yes, because the joblessness was much higher and because the Crash of the stock market in 1929 was bigger and more sudden than any downturn in our economy recently. However, many of the root causes of our current recession and the Great Depression are the same.During the Great Depression many people lost their money when the banks failed. They couldn't afford food or shelter and there was no unemployment insurance. People were desperate for work.
Who lives in Hooverville?
homeless people during the great depression Over 1,200 people were homelss.
What did business people do during the depression?
suicide
