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They are called "Hoovervilles" or shantytowns :)

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The term "Hoovervilles" refers to the clusters of makeshift cardboard and scrap metal homes built by unemployed people during the Great Depression. These makeshift settlements were named after President Herbert Hoover, who was widely blamed for the economic crisis.

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