USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Republican Herbert Hoover beat Democrat Al Smith in the presidential election of 1928. What was/were Smith’s liabilities?
A
Al Smith was a member of the KKK
B
Al Smith’s pro-communism stand made him unpopular
C
Al Smith was a Catholic who supported Prohibition
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He led the federal response to the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. Hoover won the Republican nomination in the 1928 presidential election and defeated Democratic candidate Al Smith in a landslide. In 1929 Hoover assumed the presidency during a period of widespread economic stability.

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