Hooverville

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In the spring of 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a series of programs, plans, and public projects in response to the failing economy. The latter are collectively known as the New Deal. The crash of the stock market in 1929, in conjunction to various other unfortunate events, sent the United States in a downward spiral with no hope of recovery. 13 million Americans lost his or her job, those who sustained were met by a 40% reduction of their income. FDR’s programs, plans, and…

6) The Dust Bowl: The Impact on Economic Prosperity for Blacks and Whites (Notes) Hailey Gunter a) The Dust Bowl was a drought from 1934 to 1937 it affected the land and made it hard for grass to grow. Without the grass the soil had no anchcor, so the wind would pick up the top soil and swirl it into dense dust clouds. The Dust Bowl took place in the Great Plaines region. Agricultural farmers and citizens of Oklahoma,…

The Great Depression began in 1929 after the stock market crashed on a day known as "Black Tuesday" lasting until 1939. It was known as one of the greatest economic disasters in American History. It caused widespread unemployment, poverty, and despair that affected nearly all men, women, and children. This devastating era did not start to fade away until after World War II. One in four American workers became unemployed. People lost their homes due to being unable to pay for them. People became…

of jobs, the “other living supplies” they bought were most likely blankets, sleeping tarps, etc. Families that were without a house needed to create shelters among many other homeless, where many shelters in one area were given the nickname of “hoovervilles.” The only thing the children could do in these situations was to just go with the flow, or do whatever was needed. In summary, children growing up in the 1930’s faced many hardships and family troubles. Living and sanitary conditions were…

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The Great Depression tested the integrity of American families in major ways by placing great financial, societal, psychological burdens and demands upon families and their members. Families of diverse backgrounds, responded in different manners to the pressures and strains placed upon them by this situation. Both working-class and middle-class families, presenting various styles of family relationships, were affected drastically by the Depression. Though no two people had the same understanding…

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In the 1930’s, there was a lot of things going on, such as the Great Depression, racial slurs, stock market crashes, etc. Not far behind, the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” was published in 1960. There were a lot of things that occurred in that time period that relate to this book, such as The Dust Bowl. Crops died so people didn’t have a lot of money, which is the connection with this book and The Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl, known as the Dirty 30’s, was a period of dust storms that greatly damaged…

them. So with those inaccuracies it makes the book even less enjoyable to read. Hoovervilles are defined as a shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the early 1930s. They may not have been a pretty little white house with fancy lights and AC but they definitely weren’t as bad as Steinbeck made them out to be. Some people even found a better standard of living in the Hoovervilles than what they had back at their homes. When WWII started a lot of people even…