What are the migrant worker camps called?

What are the migrant worker camps called?

• A. Hooverville
• B. Dust Bowl camps
• C. Shantytowns
• D. River camps

Answer: (A)

Hooverville is the term used for these migrant worker camps. During the Great Depression, families displaced by the Dust Bowl set up makeshift, improvised living areas along roads and near towns as they chased work, and the camps were popularly called Hoovervilles, a name that echoed public frustration with President Hoover’s response to the crisis. While “shantytowns” describes similar settlements in a general sense, Hooverville is the specific historical label often used for the migrant worker camps in this context.

Hooverville is the term used for these migrant worker camps. During the Great Depression, families displaced by the Dust Bowl set up makeshift, improvised living areas along roads and near towns as they chased work, and the camps were popularly called Hoovervilles, a name that echoed public frustration with President Hoover’s response to the crisis. While “shantytowns” describes similar settlements in a general sense, Hooverville is the specific historical label often used for the migrant worker camps in this context.