Question

What are the shantytowns where homeless people lived that President Hoover was mocked about?

Answer 1

When the government failed to provide relief, President Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) was blamed for the intolerable economic and social conditions, and the shantytowns that cropped up across the nation, primarily on the outskirts of major cities, became known as Hoovervilles.

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