Homeless people
*Novanet*
Hoovervilles were first started when President Hoover was in office. They named them Hoovervilles because they blamed the great depression on President Hoover. They were shanty towns made from trash and cardboard boxes. The people who lived in them lost their jobs and homes from the great depression. Now, as of today none are present but, I guess you could call any group of shanty houses a Hooverville.
There were 1,000 people in the great deprestion
"Hoovervilles" was the disparaging name given to homeless camps set up during the Great Depression, because people blamed President Hoover for not acting to help them economically. They were located in urban areas where homeless and destitute people lived in shanty towns. One of the largest Hoovervilles lay in the center of New York's Central Park.
"Hoovervilles" was the disparaging name given to homeless camps set up during the Great Depression, because people blamed President Hoover for not acting to help them economically. They were located in urban areas where homeless and destitute people lived in shanty towns, unable to find work or affordable housing.
Who was affected by Hoovervilles
Homeless people *Novanet*
hoovervilles
Hoovervilles were first started when President Hoover was in office. They named them Hoovervilles because they blamed the great depression on President Hoover. They were shanty towns made from trash and cardboard boxes. The people who lived in them lost their jobs and homes from the great depression. Now, as of today none are present but, I guess you could call any group of shanty houses a Hooverville.
Hoovervilles
Hoovervilles were the put-down nickname for shanty-towns during the Great Depression, named after President Herbert Hoover. They were makeshift settlements where people who had lost their homes or jobs lived in poverty.
There were 1,000 people in the great deprestion
"Hoovervilles" was the disparaging name given to homeless camps set up during the Great Depression, because people blamed President Hoover for not acting to help them economically. They were located in urban areas where homeless and destitute people lived in shanty towns. One of the largest Hoovervilles lay in the center of New York's Central Park.
Some were called "Hoovervilles" to indicate that President Hoover was the cause of the Great Depression.
"Hoovervilles" was the disparaging name given to homeless camps set up during the Great Depression, because people blamed President Hoover for not acting to help them economically. They were located in urban areas where homeless and destitute people lived in shanty towns, unable to find work or affordable housing.
A camp for homeless people
HooverVilles
Who was affected by Hoovervilles