Hoovervilles
When did the Great Depression start?
The Great Depression started in 1929.
Newspapers used to shield homeless people from the cold were called "_______"
Hoover blankets.
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in March 1933, how many people were jobless?
Around 13 million to 15 million people were jobless.
The unemployment rate dropped to __ percent early in 1937.
It dropped to 14 percent.
Around what year was US unemployment at its highest?
Around 1933-1934 when it was about 21%.
How long did the Great Depression last?
The Great Depression lasted about a decade.
What were cars pulled by horses called?
Hoover wagons.
During the Great Depression many businesses closed and people lost their _____ and sometimes their _____.
People lost their jobs and sometimes their homes.
After they removed stimulus what did the unemployment percent go to?
The unemployment percent went back up to 19 percent.
Around what year did the unemployment percent drop drastically?
The unemployment percent drastically dropped around 1940-1942.
What year was considered the worst year of the Great Depression?
1933 was considered worst year of the Great Depression.
What happened when lots of the veterans refused to leave their shacks?
Hoover sent in U.S. Army Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur to evict the "Bonus Army."
How many people did the Civil Works Administration take out of the unemployed then put to work during the winter of 1933-1934?
They put 4.3 million of the unemployed to work.
In 1941, unemployment dropped below 10 percent for the first time since ____.
For the first time since 1929.
During what decade was the unemployment percent the highest?
The unemployment percent was highest in the 1930s.
What happened when people invested money in the stock market and lost most of the money they had invested when it crashed?
People stopped spending money and investing.
When did Franklin D. Roosevelt win the presidential election?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidential election in 1932.
What happened to rural roads during the rainy seasons?
Many of them turned into swamps of mud.
What was the unemployment percent in 1944?
It was below 1 percent.
In around what year did bank loans reach their highest point before the Great Depression?
Around 1920-1921 when it was about $9 billion.
What were Hooverville shanties made with?
Hooverville shanties were made of cardboard, tar paper, glass, lumber, tin, and many other things.
___________ was home to one of the country's largest and longest-standing Hoovervilles.
St. Louis, Missouri.
What does "WPA" stand for?
WPA stands for Works Progress Administration.
People today still _______ on WPA-built courses and ____ in WPA swimming pools.
People today still play golf, and swim.
At around what year during the Great Depression did bank loans reach their lowest?
Around 1934 when it was about $4.5 billion.