The depression-era homeless poured into shantytowns called, in an ironic tribute to a former president, "_______."

A) hoovervilles
B) hobotowns
C) gypsy camps
D) spikes

Hoovervilles

Shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression in the United States, named after President Herbert Hoover, who was blamed for the economic plight that led to their conditions.

Homeless

Individuals or families lacking stable and permanent housing.