USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What term identifies the philosophy held by Hoover, that people should find solutions to their problems instead of the government?
A
Rugged Individualism
B
Command Economy
C
Democratic Socialism
D
Free Enterprise
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rugged individualism, derived from individualism, is a term that indicates that an individual is self-reliant and independent from outside, usually state or government assistance.

Detailed explanation-2: -noun. : the practice or advocacy of individualism in social and economic relations emphasizing personal liberty and independence, self-reliance, resourcefulness, self-direction of the individual, and free competition in enterprise.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Hoover’s economic theory, financial losses should affect profits, not employment, thus maintaining consumer spending and shortening the downturn. Hoover received commitments from private industry to spend $1.8 billion for new construction and repairs to be started in 1930, to stimulate employment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Associationalism or associative democracy is a political movement in which “human welfare and liberty are both best served when as many of the affairs of a society as possible are managed by voluntary and democratically self-governing associations."

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