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At one time, a lot of people blamed Herbert Hoover.
Many people today blame the Federal Reserve.
Other people and organizations have been blamed, including banks, industrialists, and investors.
The actual reasons are probably too complex to blame an individual or single group of people.
There is a link below to an article on the Great Depression, opening to the section on causes.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoHoover was blamed a lot for it because he was president when it happened, but it was a building thing that grew over like a decade before that. The little towns the homeless lived in were called Hoovervilles to mock him.
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∙ 10y agoPresident Hoover felt the depression would be temporary and that people needed to be confident in American business. He felt government should play a minor role. He felt that public charities should help the poor and that tariffs would help American businesses.
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∙ 12y agoHerbert Hoover was the President when the stock market crashed in 1929 so those people who wanted to blame the president for their troubles blamed Hoover.
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∙ 16y agoHerbert Hoover
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In the Great Depression what was the Hoover wagon?
They were broken down cars pulled by mules. They were named after President Herbert Hoover because he was blamed for the great depression, and the many homeless. He got blamed because he didn't take any actions to help through the great depression
Who were the president during the great depression in 1930?
Herbert Hoover was president from 1928 to 1932 and is generally blamed for the Depression, but the economic and social problems that led to the collapse of the stock market in October 1929 were fermenting during the presidencies of Harding and Coolidge. Generally speaking, Hoover was unfairly blamed for the depression.
Shanty towns that sprang up during the Great Depression were popularly known as?
They were called Hoovervilles, after President Hoover. Many people blamed President Hoover for the Depression.
Who was involved in Great Depression?
Important people in the Great Depression are Hebert Hoover (1874-1964) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945). Hebert Hoover was President during the 1929 Stock Market Crash which many people blamed on him. For this, people nicknamed him Hapless Hoover. FDR, who became President in 1933 is credited for ending the Depression.
What were Hoovervillers during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles were shanty towns that people were forced to live in because they could not afford any proper accomodation during the Great Depression. They were named after President Hoover who was President of the US at the beginning of the Great Depression. Hoover was replaced by Franklin D Roosevelt because he was regarded as a 'do nothing President' meaning he did not put proper measures in place to help the USA out of the Great Depression.
Which president was elected in 1929 and then was blamed for the great depression?
Herbert Hoover.
Why do you think voters did not listen to Hoovers ideas about government?
beacuse during great depression they blamed him for it so great
In the Great Depression what was the Hoover wagon?
They were broken down cars pulled by mules. They were named after President Herbert Hoover because he was blamed for the great depression, and the many homeless. He got blamed because he didn't take any actions to help through the great depression
Who were the president during the great depression in 1930?
Herbert Hoover was president from 1928 to 1932 and is generally blamed for the Depression, but the economic and social problems that led to the collapse of the stock market in October 1929 were fermenting during the presidencies of Harding and Coolidge. Generally speaking, Hoover was unfairly blamed for the depression.
Shanty towns that sprang up during the Great Depression were popularly known as?
They were called Hoovervilles, after President Hoover. Many people blamed President Hoover for the Depression.
Who where some of the US leader during the Great Depression?
President Hoover (begining and was blamed for it.) president Theodor Roosevelt (Last part and honored for fixing the economy.)
Did Americans blamed the Great Depression on fascism?
yes
What factors greatly contributed to the victory of the Democratic Party and Franklin Roosevelt in the 1932 election?
President Hoover, a Republican, was blamed for the Great Depression.
What were hoover jokes about?
People blamed president Hoover for causing the Great Depression, so people made jokes about it. For example "Hoover carts".
Why is herbert hoover blamed for the great depression?
Please explain.
What factors greatly contributed to the victory of the Democratic Party and Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 election?
President Hoover, a Republican, was blamed for the Great Depression.
Who was Hooverville named after?
Hoovervilles, named after President Hoover, who was blamed for the problems that led to the depression, sprung up throughout the United States. and during the great depresion
