THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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“You cannot extend the mastery of government over the daily working life of the people without, at the same time, making it the master of the people’s souls and thought.”-President Herbert HooverThe idea expressed in the quotation is a basis for President Hoover’s belief that the problems of the Great Depression could best be solved by
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Nationalizing major industries
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Requiring businesses to pay a minimum wage to workers
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Relying mostly on private enterprise and individual initiative to improve economic conditions
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Creating government job programs for the unemployed
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Depression dominated Hoover’s presidency, and he responded by pursuing a series of economic policies in an attempt to lift the economy. Hoover scapegoated Mexicans for the Depression, instituting policies and sponsoring programs of repatriation and deportation to Mexico.
Detailed explanation-2: -Herbert Hoover’s tenure as the 31st president of the United States began on his inauguration on March 4, 1929, and ended on March 4, 1933. Hoover, a Republican, took office after a landslide victory in the 1928 presidential election over Democrat Al Smith of New York.
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