Hoovervilles
Why are the towns called "Hoovervilles"
What caused the Great Depression
what is 1929 Stock market crash
What types of art did the WPA support
What is Theatre, Art (drawing), and Writing
Why did FDR cut the WPA
Around how long was the great depression, and when was it?
What is 10 years, from 1929-1939
Were Hoovervilles sanitary?
What is absolutely not
What was the longest lasting Hooverville
What is St Louis, Missouri Hooverville
How many miles of road did the WPA add to aid American infrastructure
What is 650,000 miles of road
How many miles of bridges were added to US Infrastructure by the WPA
What is 78,000 miles
Why did the unemployment rate drop so low in the 1940s
What is WW2
What were Hoovervilles built out of
What is cardboard, tar paper, glass, lumber, tin and whatever other materials people could find
Where were many hoovervilles located
What is near rivers or bodies of water
What does "WPA" stand for?
What is the Works Progress Administration
How many americans were put into work during the first year of the WPA's operation
What is 3 million
Why did the unemployment rate drop from the 20s to 14% then go back up
By what year were most Hoovervilles completely torn down
What is 1940
What could be described as a "Hoover Flag"
What did the WPA help start treating and where
What is Sewage, in Californa and Ohio.
What was the lowest amount of money taken in Bank loans during the Great Depression
What is 5 Billion Dollars
Who did the Herbert Hoover send in to stop a Hooverville in Washington DC filled with veterans?
Who is Douglas MacArthur
What river in Washington DC had a Veteran-Filled Hooverville on it?
What % did the unemployment rate drop in 1937
What is 14%
What was the Unemployment percentage after FDR cut the WPA
Why were bank loans so high (Pre GD)
What is Americans had more money to spend