Who was elected president in 1940?
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What was Herbert Hoover wife's name?
Herbert Hoover's wife was Lou Henry Hoover ( Mar 29, 1874 - Jan 7, 1944).
They were married on February 10, 1899, at the home of the bride's parents in Monterey, California .
Their children were Herbert Clark Hoover, Jr (August 4, 1903 - July 9, 1969) and Allen Henry Hoover (July 17, 1907 - November 4, 1993)
Was Herbert hoover successful during the great depression?
he shoved a giant rod up his bumbum and cried while covered in peanutbutter
What month did Hoover get elected for president?
The US Constitution establishes that all presidential elections must occur on the first Tuesday of November for the election year. In the case of President Hoover, this meant November 6, 1928. Since the actual election technically occurs when the votes of the electoral college are cast, it could also be accurately said that he wasn't really elected until December 12th of 1928.
Why did President Hoover oppose federal intervention in the economy in the early 1930s?
Hoover believed that the federal aid to the poor would make people depend to much on the government. so as a result he did not want to give federal relief to needy.
Bail outs are likely to lead to the principle that the outcome of the economic well being of a country or the world for that matter in the long run depends on the good faith and willingness of the public (tax payer if you will) to pay with their own productivity to keep businesses in business that should go out of business. This would be admitting that the product of the world is in fact the property of the producers and not that of the company's that take risks on behalf of investors. The Capitalist principle sees that capital controls ownership and thus responsibility for the outcome. However with bailouts it seems that the only capital big enough to keep the so called capitalists from going broke and pulling every one else down with them is that which belongs to the citizens that make up the actual power to produce.
How did Larry Hoover kill people?
no one he was leader so he put hit out on the people he wanted dead....
How did Roosevelt's philosophies differ from Herbert Hoover?
roosevelt wanted to help the comunity with the new deal. hoover thought the community would get better on it's own. roosevelt wanted the government to help. oover thought the government should have no part
How was Herbert Hoovers childhood?
It was like every child schooling expert well.... ALOT more discipline. So like math reading science social studies writing and discipline.
Where did Herbert Hoover go to middle school?
When Hoover went to school they didn't have middle schools. Middle schools are a modern idea that has happened in the last 30 years. He was born in 1874. That is only 10 years after the civil war and in 1855 schools were starting to expand and change. In 1874 the first high schools opened. When he was born the car hadn't been invented, the phone wasn't invented, the zipper wasn't invented nor was the elevator or light bulb.
Who was the US President before Herbert Hoover?
John Calvin Coolidge was the president just before Hoover.
John Calvin Coolidge Jr the 30th President of the United States.
What was presidential hoovers initial response to the troubles of the great depression?
break dawn this sense of responsability, of individual generosity to individual, and mutual self-help in the country in times of national difficulty
How old was Herbert Hoover when he entered office?
Herbert Hoover became president on March 4, 1929.
He served until March 3, 1933.
President Hoover responded cautiously to the great depression because he?
Failed to provide direct relief for the neediest persons.
How did Herbert Hoover help the poor?
He was against it and spent much of his life fighting it. As a private citizen he single-handedly organized a vast relief operation that saved the Belgian people from starving due to the German blockade of WW I.
Who was by president hoover to peacefully remover the bonus army?
President Hoover sent Douglas MacArthur to remove the Bonus Army using peaceful means. However, MacArthur used army tanks to forcefully destroy the Bonus Army's campsite.
Did President Herbert Hoover donate his salary to charity?
No. But 35th U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, whose term of office was January 20, 1961-November 22, 1963, and 41st U.S. Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, whose term of office was December 19, 1974-January 20, 1977, did.
* Added - President Herbert Hoover donated his salary to charity, the first to do so.
Are Herbert Hoovers sons still alive today?
No. Both of his sons have been dead for more than 10 years. Herbert, Jr died in 1969, while Allan Hoover died in 1993.
When was Herbert Hoover defeated?
In 1932 , Hoover lost his bid for re-election to Franklin Roosevelt.
How did Herbert Hoover get to be president?
In 1919, after spending time in post-war Europe, Hoover was approached by several prominent Democrats - including a young Franklin D. Roosevelt - who told him he would make a great presidential candidate. President Wilson even stated privately he thought Hoover would be his successor.