What was a Hooverville

Question

What was a Hooverville? What were people implying when they used the Presidents name in this way?

Answer 1

People considered the President Hoover responsible for the Great Depression. The slums that people removed from their homes, built in voidstacks were called “Hoovervilles”. They were implying that the President was doing nothing to get rid of the problem. He was not taking any step to find a solution to the problem.