THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Hoover
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Roosevelt
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -He believed in a limited role for government and worried that excessive federal intervention posed a threat to capitalism and individualism. He felt that assistance should be handled on a local, voluntary basis. Accordingly, Hoover vetoed several bills that would have provided direct relief to struggling Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -What did Hoover think government should do in bad economic times? Hoover believed governments should help different groups to work together to improve economy, not to take too much power ten courage private groups to help needy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hoover was an unusually active and visible Cabinet member, becoming known as “Secretary of Commerce and Under-Secretary of all other departments". He was influential in the development of air travel and radio. He led the federal response to the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.