Question
Which of these is the BEST description of "Hoovervilles"?
Responses
A shantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depressionshantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depression
B housing projects associated with poverty and were constructed in urban areashousing projects associated with poverty and were constructed in urban areas
C the first planned suburbs which were developed in the period after World War Ithe first planned suburbs which were developed in the period after World War I
D nickname for the department of Housing and Urban Development during the New Deal
Responses
A shantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depressionshantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depression
B housing projects associated with poverty and were constructed in urban areashousing projects associated with poverty and were constructed in urban areas
C the first planned suburbs which were developed in the period after World War Ithe first planned suburbs which were developed in the period after World War I
D nickname for the department of Housing and Urban Development during the New Deal
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The BEST description of "Hoovervilles" is:
**A. shantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depression.**
Hoovervilles were makeshift communities of tents and shacks that arose during the Great Depression, named derisively after President Herbert Hoover, who was blamed for the economic crisis.
**A. shantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depression.**
Hoovervilles were makeshift communities of tents and shacks that arose during the Great Depression, named derisively after President Herbert Hoover, who was blamed for the economic crisis.