Hoovervilles 1
True or False: Some of these makeshift houses were not even actual shelters, just holes dug into the ground with makeshift roofs over them.
True
Why were most Hoovervilles built along rivers?
Easier access to a water source.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What year was the WPA created?
A. 1930 B. 1932
C. 1934 D. 1935
In what year was the unemployment rate HIGHEST, according to the graph?
1933
What was the name of the president these shantytowns were named after?
Herbert Hoover
As the Depression ___ and millions of families lost their jobs and depleted their savings, many Americans also lost their homes.
Worsened.
How many people did the WPA put to work in its first year?
A. 5 million B. 3 million
C. 9 million D. 1 million
Name a way the WPA is still used today.
People swim in WPA-made pools
People are playing on WPA-made golf courses.
What year was the unemployment rate LOWEST, according to the graph?
1937
How long did the Great Depression last?
A decade
What was one of the main inventions of the time that people had their credit extended for so they could enjoy it, even if credit extension was one of the main factors in the Great Depression?
A. Washing machines B. Sliced bread
C. The Electric Razor D. Band-aids
A. Washing Machines.
What year did the WPA reach its highest roll rate at 3.4 million?
1938
Why was the employment rate down to 14.6 percent by the end of 1940?
WWI gave people more things to do for work.
In what year was the least amount of money loaned from the banks?
1935
What City was home to one of the largest and longest-standing Hoovervilles?
A. Orlando, Florida B. Houston, Texas
C. St. Louis, Missouri D. Phoneix, Airzona
C. St. Louis, Missouri
Name at least two of the materials Hooverville houses were made out of.
cardboard, tar paper, glass, lumber, and tin
True or false: It was mostly women working for the WPA who sewed thousands of sets of clothing and bedclothes for families in need.
True.
During WWI, what were WPA workers used for?
1929
What year did the Great Depression begin?
A. 1926 B. 1920
C. 1922 D. 1929
D. 1929
True or false: President Hoover was America's 29th president. (If you think this is false, provide the True answer.
False. He was the 31th.
What does it mean when a worker is on relief?
They were certified as poor and in need of government help.
What is the name of New York's first commercial airport that the WPA helped build?
LaGuardia Airport
The graph of bank loans started extremely high in 1920 and fell to an all-time low by 1933. Why was this?