THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hoover worried that the Bonus Army might get violent, so he sent in the troops. Hoover garnered support for the 1932 election because of the Bonus Army incident. Hoover refused to let the Bonus Army stay in a shantytown that was near the Capitol.
Detailed explanation-2: -What did president Hoover do that directly led to the Bonus Army March in Washington in 1932? He allowed federal troops to remove the Bonus Army with great force.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Bonus Army were the 43, 000 marchers-17, 000 U.S. World War I veterans, their families, and affiliated groups-who gathered in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1932 to demand cash-payment redemption of their service certificates.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hoover thought Public works projects, the thinking went, would create new jobs. Hoover also relied on charities to help the needy and end the crisis. Also he used Laissez Faire or “hands off” government; business will take care of themselves and the government will not interfere.
Detailed explanation-5: -Built dams for flood control and hydroelectric power in the Tennessee valley, created projects to combat erosion and deforestation.