Herbert Hoover and the Hoovervilles
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-free enterprise- government didn't get in the way of the companies- all the business began to fail
-introduces socialist measures- soup kitchens- relive money
-people unhappy "Hoovervilles"
-Herbert Hoover was replaced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 election
-introduces socialist measures- soup kitchens- relive money
-people unhappy "Hoovervilles"
-Herbert Hoover was replaced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 election
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Summary
Hoovervilles were shacks that people lived in during the Great depression because they couldn't pay for their homes any more. These were often located just outside of major cities or in city parks.
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“After 1929, so many people had been traumatized by the stock market crash that there was a lost generation."-Ron Chernow
Subjunctive Question
What would've been different if Hoover had done more to help the American people during the recession?