Shanty Houses
What were Shanty Houses mainly made of?
Scrapped Plywood, Plastic Sheets, Mud, and other unwanted materials.
Why were Hoovervilles created?
The Great Depression.
__________ are towns made by homeless people during the Great Depression.
Hoovervilles.
President Hoover was the ____ president.
31st.
When was Herbert Hoover born?
1874.
When were Shanty Houses created?
Mid 1929.
Why was there such an uprising of homeless people?
_______________ were made with newspapers to keep people warm, and are still made today with yarn!
Hoover Blankets.
How old was president Hoover when he died?
90.
When did the longest standing Hooverville in Seattle Washington collapse?
1941.
_____ is more likely in Hoovervilles and Shanty Houses because of a lack of rules under little to none surveillance.
Crime.
What are Hoovervilles named after?
President Herbert Hoover.
The ___________ controlled the flooding of the Colorado river and still stands today in Lake Mead in Nevada.
The Hoover Dam.
Where was president Hoover born?
West Branch Iowa.
What happened on April 10, 1941?
Seattle Hooverville burned down.
Why were Shanty Houses created?
To protect from harsh weather environments such as rain or blazing heat.
How big could Hoovervilles get?
Anywhere from 5 people to 1000!
____________ are turned out pants pockets used as a form of protest, and are still used as a protesting technique.
Hoover Flags.
Where was president Hoover raised?
Oregon.
When did did president Hoover die?
1964.
Where is the oldest standing Shanty Town?
Seattle Washington.
The largest Hooverville known had a church made of ___________.
Orange Crates.
The _____________ cleaner was a popular automated cleaning device from a brand name that would later become famous.
Hoover Vacuum.
What was president Hoover's most famous nickname?
The Food Dictator.
When did Hoovervilles end?
1941.