Jasper Maskelyne was a British stage magician in the 1930s and 1940s. He was one of an established family of stage magicians, the son of Nevil Maskelyne and a grandson of John Nevil Maskelyne.
A. Herbert Hoover was a president during the early years of the Great Depression.
d. Hooverville was the nickname of the shanty town.
Mexicans were angry about the close ties between U.S. business and the Mexican government. (APEX)