A main indicator of the spread of homelessness during the Great Depression was

Hoovervilles were makeshift settlements of shacks where many people without homes lived during the Great Depression. Their appearance and growth made homelessness highly visible, so “Hoovervilles” is the best answer. Bread lines showed hunger, while unemployment and westward migration were related problems but were not as direct an indicator of homelessness.

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