WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

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: -Despite Hoover’s efforts to revitalize the economy, the public blamed him for the Great Depression-and the Republicans lost control of both Congress and the White House for almost two decades.

Detailed explanation-3: -July 1932. July 21 – Hoover signs the Emergency Relief and Construction Act into law. July 22 – Hoover signs the Federal Home Loan Bank Act into law. July 28 – Hoover orders the United States Army to clear Bonus Army protestors from Washington, D.C.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which accomplishment helped make Herbert Hoover popular at the beginning of his presidency? Hoover expanded tax cuts among all income classes. Which event was an immediate result of the stock market crash on Black Tuesday? Banks failed because of their lack of cash reserves.

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