USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. The president who followed President Hoover began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression. This president was
A
Warren Harding
B
Calvin Coolidge
C
Franklin Roosevelt
D
Herbert Hoover
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He was soundly defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Roosevelt promised Americans a “New Deal” when he took office, and during his first “Hundred Days” as president, he signed a number of groundbreaking new laws.

Detailed explanation-2: -Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. He was a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Great Depression in the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which accomplishment helped make Herbert Hoover popular at the beginning of his presidency? Hoover expanded tax cuts among all income classes.

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