Question

why did people in the great depression call their temporary settlement communities \hoovervilles\? a. president hoover was very popular during the depression. b. they blamed president hoover for the depression. c. they wanted to remember president hoover. d. president hoover grew up in similar housing.

Explanation:

During the Great Depression, many Americans held President Herbert Hoover responsible for the economic crisis and the widespread poverty that followed. They believed his policies failed to address the suffering, so they named the makeshift, shantytown settlements "Hoovervilles" as a way to express their blame and frustration.

Answer:

B. They blamed President Hoover for the depression.