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the homeless rate during the great depression was nearly 25 percent of Americans.
They were often called Hoover Blankets since many unemployed or homeless used them to cover themselves against the elements. It was a derogatory term aimed at President Hoover who people blamed for their economic woes.
During the great depression people smelled tar paper from what they built when they became homeless and they smelled many cars that passed by.
was the popular name for shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression.
So many people ended up homeless during the Great Depression becuause they lost there jobs and had no money.
Hoover Blankets were newspapers used as makeshift blankets by the homeless during the Great Depression, named after President Herbert Hoover. The term reflects the desperation and poverty that many Americans faced during that time, as they were unable to afford proper bedding.
the homeless rate during the great depression was nearly 25 percent of Americans.
Grim shantytowns where impoverished victims of the Great Depression slept under newspapers and in makeshift tents. Their visibility (and sarcastic name) tarnished the reputation of the Hoover administration.
homeless people during the great depression Over 1,200 people were homelss.
Hoovervilles
Too many to count
How many people were homeless during the Great Depression? Between one and two million people.
They were often called Hoover Blankets since many unemployed or homeless used them to cover themselves against the elements. It was a derogatory term aimed at President Hoover who people blamed for their economic woes.
During the great depression people smelled tar paper from what they built when they became homeless and they smelled many cars that passed by.
The unemployed faced extreme hardships during the Depression . They often stood in line for hours to receive food. Many of them were homeless.
was the popular name for shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression.
So many people ended up homeless during the Great Depression becuause they lost there jobs and had no money.