THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Question
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In an apartment
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On a farm
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In a factory
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You would be homeless
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Detailed explanation-1: -hoboes; hobos Be careful when you call a vagrant or homeless person a hobo-although this is exactly what the word means, it is a somewhat offensive term. The end of the nineteenth century brought the start of the word hobo in the Western United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many live with family, friends, in a vehicle, or in shelters. Others who do live on the streets may find shelter in parks, on beaches, or even under bridges.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term emerged in the American West around 1890, though its origins are hazy. Some say it was an abbreviation of “homeward bound” or “homeless boy”; author Bill Bryson wrote in his 1998 book “Made in America” that it may have come from “Ho, beau!”, a railroad greeting.
Detailed explanation-4: -India defines ‘homeless’ as those who do not live in Census houses, but rather stay on pavements, roadsides, railway platforms, staircases, temples, streets, in pipes, or other open spaces.