Hoovervilles
how long was the grate depression
about a decade
15 million
who was the president in 1933
Franklin D Roosevelt
What did the WPA build in the rural country and city
paved roads, streets and sidewalks
What did too many loans cause
stock market crash
people were evicted from their homes why
not payed housing payments
Who was the 31st president
Herbert Hoover
How many people were estimated to be jobless
13-15 million
What other things did the WPA build and improve
water and sewere treatment systems and airports and public buildings
what kind of loans were there
individual loans and loans to businesses
What century was the Great Depression
20th
How did people run out of money
People stop getting what they need
what year did the stock market collapse
1929
What did the Womens and Professional projects division do
operated thousands of sewing rooms where workers made clothing and bedclothes
what did the economic depression result in
loss of millions of jobs
appeared across the U.S. as unemployed people
shantytowns
What was a hooverville shanty built from
cardboard, tar paper, glass, lumber, tin and whatever other materials people could ffind
The WPA put how many million to work in its first year
3 million
What is Federral One
WPAs arts division
Before the Great Depression what was the highest unemployment rate
about 10%
what was the cycle of the great depression
first people not buying needs. and then jobs not getting money to pay employs. next employs losing job. lastly, people not getting money to buy needs.
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Where was the largest and longest standing hooverville
St Louis Missouri
What percent of WPA jobs went to workers on relief
90%
How many people did the WPA employ in 8 years
8.5 million
After the Great Depression what was the highest unemployment rate
about 6%