Hoovervilles: Shantytowns of the Great Depression

The video discusses the Great Depression's impact on housing, leading to the creation of shantytowns called Hoovervilles. It highlights the economic collapse, the harsh living conditions in these makeshift towns, and the political response, including FDR's New Deal, which helped alleviate the crisis.

What role did community play in the lives of those living in makeshift towns during the Great Depression?

How did Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal programs impact the people living in Hoovervilles?