Hoovervilles
Why were Hoovervilles built near water?
For an easily accesible water source
Why did shantytowns start to appear?
Because people started getting laid off and losing their homes.
How many airports did the WPA build for America?
800 airports.
Why didn't the Public Works Administration work out? (Hint: they were supposed to build magnificent dams and bridges)
Project planners took too long to approve ideas.
After the unemployment rate started going up in 1922, did the amount of money borrowed from banks go up or down on the graph?
Up
What was considered the worst year of the great depression?
1933
Which river did the WW1 veterans and their families set up a Hooverville by?
Anacostia River in Washington, DC.
How many people did the WPA put to work within its first year of operation?
3 million
What was being built on military bases by the WPA?
Planes, warships, and weapons.
On estimate, what was the lowest percentage of unemployed Americans on the graph?
1%(2% accepted as well)
Who was the president that said the government should not have any intervention in the free market?
Herbert Hoover
Which city was home to the largest and longest-standing Hoovervilles in America?
St. Louis, Missouri
What commerical airport did the WPA build?
LaGuardia Aiport in New York
What happend when Roosevelt believed the economy had recovered?
He cut government spending, which cut the WPA's budget in half.
What year had the least amount of money loaned from banks?
1933
About 15 million.
What did some people do when they realized that above-ground homes in Hoovervilles weren't stable during rough weather?
They dug underground and made makeshift roofs to keep bad weather out.
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's primary task when he became president? (stated in his inaugural address)
To put people to work.
How did America get the unemployment rate back down to 14.6 percent by the end of 1940? (Hint: Hitler invaded Poland)
The WPA started working on military bases helping them build stuff.
What year had the most amount of money loaned from banks?
1930
What were Hoovervillle shanties constructed with?
What were cars pulled by horses, due to gas not being affordable, called?
Hoover Wagons
How many people did The Civil Works Administration put to work in the winter of 1933-1934?
4.3 million
How many people did the WPA employ in the 8 years it ran?
8.5 million.
On estimate, what was the highest percentage of unemployed Americans on the graph?
20% (21% and 22% also accepted)