Hoovervilles In The 1930's

Hoovervilles- These were places where people who lost their homes during the Great depression. They would usually build small shacks to live in. These shacks were made of scrap metals and broken things, and the ground inside was dirt or clay. The people would be kicked out of their houses because they couldn’t pay their mortgages. The name “hooverville” came from the president at the time herbert Hoover. Many states had these little towns that had up to 1000 shacks in them. Around two million people were homeless during the great depression and that included all races because of getting evicted from their homes. There were around 6000 hoovervilles across the U.S by 1930. These people were deprived of clean drinking water, bad sanitation, …show more content…
One of the biggest groups was the Al Capone’s Italian group, and they were known for fighting the Bugs Maron’s Irish group in the Saint Valentine's Day massacre. (Bugs Maron was the one who supposedly started the drive by kill.) There was also a thing known as, “bootlegging”, which was a crime of transporting alcohol across land, and “ A big was to get money back then”, says the FBI site. The two known as bonny and Clyde were outlaws and thieves in Texas during the 1930’s, and had killed around 9 police officers by 1934 when they were killed. The shipments of alcohol was stopped by the 18 amendment, which states that all shipments, imports, exports, or selling must be stopped right away. Due to all the crime the first FBI lab was started on November 24, 1932. The FBI was greatly needed to stop these …show more content…
They soon realized that the people of America would do anything for money, so what they did was do prize drawings, and sweepstakes for prize money. This was a good thing for the people in the U.S, because they could go to the movies and it wasn’t as expensive as it is today. Some of the movies back then were King Kong, Gone with the wind, Frankenstein, and The Wizard of Oz. The Home Of The Screwball says, “ A ticket to the movies during the great depression was about .27 cents.” These movies way a big way that people could escape from the hard times the were facing at home. The papers were also a way for people to understand what was going on in the upper class. The radio was used for music but could be interrupted if any important announcement was made. The radio was a big part of many families lives, because some couldn’t afford papers or going to movies. Movies and mass media helped people who were not as wealthy have a way to find some happiness in a time of