THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Apartment complexes for homeless people to stay
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Tent cities set up by Herbert Hoover’s administration as a safe place to camp
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Shanty towns that sprang up around cities were homeless people lived. Named after Hoover to mock his inability to help provide relief.
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Homeless shelters set up by churches and other charities
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Detailed explanation-1: -As the Depression worsened and millions of families lost their jobs and depleted their savings, they also lost their homes. Desperate for shelter, homeless citizens built shantytowns in and around cities across the nation. These camps came to be called Hoovervilles, after the president.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Hoovervilles, ” shanty towns of unemployed men, sprung up all over the nation, named after President Hoover’s insufficient relief during the crisis. Seattle’s developed into a self-sufficient and organized town-within-a-town.
Detailed explanation-3: -The towns were named “Hoovervilles, ” because of President Herbert Hoover’s ineffective relief policies. Mass unemployment was rampant among men aged 18–50, and the lack of a social safety net continued to push them down the ladder.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some unemployed became transients, searching for jobs and food. In Seattle, unemployment was 11% in April 1930, rising to 26% by January 1935. Families doubled up in apartments, others were evicted and built makeshift houses. Groups of these dwellings for the homeless were called Hoovervilles.