Hoover
Hoovervilles were shanty towns that people were forced to live in because they could not afford any proper accomodation during the Great Depression. They were named after President Hoover who was President of the US at the beginning of the Great Depression. Hoover was replaced by Franklin D Roosevelt because he was regarded as a 'do nothing President' meaning he did not put proper measures in place to help the USA out of the Great Depression.
They were called Hoovervilles, after President Hoover. Many people blamed President Hoover for the Depression.
Herbert Hoover
Businesses closed during the Great Depression because they weren't realizing the revenue the needed to remain operational. During this time people weren't working so they couldn't spend money they didn't have.
Some were called "Hoovervilles" to indicate that President Hoover was the cause of the Great Depression.
Hoover
Important people in the Great Depression are Hebert Hoover (1874-1964) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945). Hebert Hoover was President during the 1929 Stock Market Crash which many people blamed on him. For this, people nicknamed him Hapless Hoover. FDR, who became President in 1933 is credited for ending the Depression.
It was difficult to find a job during the Great Depression. Many businesses closed, or have to reduce operations. About 1 in 4 people had no job. Not easy at all.
Former United States President Herbert Hoover was the do-nothing president, he disapproved of the "New Deal" that former President Franklin D. Roosevelt put up for the solution of the Great Depression, and wanted the people to solve the economic problem themselves.
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The Great Depression
Herbert Hoover told people Prosperity was just around the corner.