HERBERT HOOVER AND HOOVERVILLES
- Free Enterprise
- Introduces socialist measures
- People unhappy "Hovervilles"
- Replaced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 election
Interesting Fact
Hooverville was named after Herbert Hoover becasue they blamed him for their troubles.
Quote
"I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him."
--Herbert Hoover
--Herbert Hoover
Subjunctive Question
What if Hoover had not believed so deeply in free enterprise?
Summary
Herbet Hoover was in office when the stock market crashed. Many people blamed him for what had happened. These people were very unhappy and when they coulf no longer afford to live in their houses anymore they moved to a place called 'hooverville.' Hooverville was shanty towns built by homeless people. It was named hooverville after Herbert Hoover becasue they believed everything was his fault. Hoover believed in free enterprise and introduced socialist measures while he was in power. He was later replaced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 election.