Known as the Great Depression, this economic crisis was ... many homeless folks lived out of shanty towns known as Hoovervilles (named in derision to then-President Herbert Hoover) assembled ...

As a result, President Hoover sent in troops with tear gas and tanks to remove the marchers and their Hooverville ... to the problems caused by the Great Depression. The result of Hoover ...

Seven months later the nation was rocked by the onset of the Great Depression. As the Depression proved to be more than a temporary economic downturn, Hoover resisted pressure to take a more ...