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They were called Hoovervilles, after President Hoover. Many people blamed President Hoover for the Depression.
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.
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.
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.
Hooverville was a popular name for shanty towns built by homeless people during thr Great Depression KIMBERLY
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They were called Hoovervilles, after President Hoover. Many people blamed President Hoover for the Depression.
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.
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Some were called "Hoovervilles" to indicate that President Hoover was the cause of the Great Depression.
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.
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.
beacuse during great depression they blamed him for it so great
Herbert Hoover told people Prosperity was just around the corner.
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How many people were homeless during the Great Depression? Between one and two million people.