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Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States and served from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1933.
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What did President Hoover do to get the U.S. out of the Great Depression?
At first President Hoover tried to organize national optimism by summoning business execs to DC to declare that conditions were sound and that there would not be wage cutting. When that did not work (stop the depression), he became inactive for a while, trusting to the idea that it all would self-correct. When that did not work, he organized an international moratorium in war debts and reparations. This actually did help stem the slide further into depression, but only briefly. Then he set up the Reconstruction Finance Corp. to bring federal aid to hard pressed banks and businesses. Just as it seemed that this might work and that recovery was at hand, in the winter of 1932-33 the banking system in America went into a tailspin. On March 4, 1933, the American banking system ground to a complete halt. Hoover was an able and intelligent president who attempted orthodox economic ideas, but became a victim to the collapse of the system.
How did Franklin D. Roosevelt get the U.S out of the Great Depression?
Franklin Roosevelt did not get the US out of the great depression he streached out the depression and made it worse. We may be in for a very long depression if Obama tries to do the same things that Roosevelt did. Look how long the Roosevelt depression lasted.
Why did Hoover's volunteerism fail?
once people understood exactly what war was like after World War 1 nobody wanted to volunteer anymore, Businesses and citizens acted in their individual best interests.
Did president hoover have alligators?
No, the only president to own alligators, or at least was known to, was John Quincy Adams.
Hoover was in charge when the stock marketcrashed, and firmly believed that the market would correct itself. Thus he didn't do much of anything, which failed spectacularly, and FDR was able to win the election easily and then implement the New Deal which helped slow and eventually reverse the Great Depression.
Why did hoovers policies fail?
Hoover did not have any support from the Bank. Moreover he tried to overcome economic recession with government intervention which did not gain him any favors among the people.
Which quotation sums up Herbert Hoover's beliefs about government's role?
Herbert Hoover was against goverment intervention he hated big goverment and this won him few fans especialy when the great depresion hit, he did not want to bail people out and wanted to let things work out on their own. this led to his loss to FDR
When did herbert hoover win the presidential election?
Herbert Hoover won the 1928 presidential election defeating Alfred Smith. In the 1928 presidential election Herbert Hoover received 444 electoral votes and Alfred Smith received 87 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Hoover 21,437,277 and Smith 15,007,698.
Was Herbert Hoover a bad president?
Many say he was a bad president, but it was mostly bad timing. Before he became president he was head of Food administration and helped to feed millions of starving central Europeans. As soon as he became president the great stock market crashed and everyone blamed him for that. Then what really made people mad at him was when veterans gathered in Washington known as The Bonus March. Despite the fact that they were peaceful Hoover dispatched the police to remove them. When a riot broke out he ordered federal troops to help contain them. Instead of being contained the commander used tanks, tear gas, bayonets, and ordered troops to set fire to their shacks. A few veterans and even a few infants were killed, and once again hoover was blamed because he did not publicly criticize the commander. Over all Hoover was blamed for many things he had no control over simply because he was president.
Which groups received loans from herbert hoover reconstruction finace corporation rfc?
banks and buisnesses
What 3 major initiatives did hoover take to help the economy of the US?
the New Deal was tring to give the economy jobs to work with
Why did Herbert Hoovers theory of trickle-down economics fail to work as he had hoped?
Banks refused to lend to buisnesses.
Who were Herbert Hoover 's grandchildren?
- Herbert Hoover has 6 grand-children:
- From his first son, Herbert Charles Hoover (1903-1969) who was married to Margaret Ava Watson, he had 3 grand-children:.
- Margaret Ann Hoover (born 1926).
- Herbert "Pete" Hoover III (born 1927).
- Joan Ledlie Hoover (born 1930).
From his second son, Allan Henry Hoover (1907-1993) who was married to Margaret Coberly,he had 3 grand-children:
- Allan Hoover (born 1938).
- Andrew Hoover (born 1940).
- Lou Henry Hoover (born 1943).
what does the hooverism 'hoover bag' mean? "hoover bag" is a hooverism meaning what?
What was President Hoover's role in the Great Depression?
Many wide-ranging policy decsisions were made by Iowa's only president, Herbert Clark Hoover, that turned sour and reflected poorly on his abilties to direct the country.
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What kind of man was Herbert Hoover?
I am not sure what you want to know. Hoover was raised in a strict Quaker tradition, He lost both of his parents as young boy and so had to rely on himself. He worked hard at his chores and at school and was able to go to college. He was one of the first graduate in engineering at Stanford University and soon became known as an outstanding mining engineer. He built a very successful word-wide business in this area and made a fortune. During WW I, the Germans blockaded the ports of Belgium and the people there were close to starvation. Hoover learned of the problem and organized a huge humanitarian effort which saved. them.
In short, I would say that Hoover was an honest , brilliant, caring, hard-working, human being .
What major events happen during Herbert Hoover's term?
The stock market crash (1929) that began the Great Depression.
In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover disagreed most strongly about the desirability of?
FDR believed in big government. He believed that government programs would take us out of the depression. Hoover believed in free enterprise. He thought that the economy could be restored by helping business though lower taxes and less government interference.
Family Assistance Act to provide direct monetary aid to families
What were some of the projects proposed by president hoover and how effective were they?
There were alot of effective projects but the most effective was the Hoover Dam.
Who served as vice president before Herbert C. Hoover?
When Hoover was president, Charles Curtis was the Vice President. Before Hoover's administration, Coolidge's Vice President, Charles Gates Dawes was the Vice President.
What did Herbert Hoover do as president?
31st President: Herbert Hoover (Republican)(August 10, 1874 - October 20, 1964)
Term: March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933
Background: Herbert Clark Hoover was born on August 10, 1874, in West Branch, Iowa, and was the first president to be born west of the Mississippi River. His father, Jesse Clark Hoover, of German and German-Swiss descent, was a blacksmith and owned a store in which he sold his farming products. Hoover's mother, Hulda Minthorn, of Irish and English descent, was a Quaker. In 1891, Hoover entered Stanford University and graduated in 1895 with a degree in geology. Hoover traveled to Australia in 1897 to work in gold mines. In 1899 he married Lou Henry and had two sons. During World War I, he worked toward bringing home 120,000 United States citizens from Europe, and volunteered by giving out food and clothing. Once the United States entered the war, Hoover was appointed head of the United States Food Administration by Woodrow Wilson. Hoover then implemented "meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays." Hoover became the 3rd United States Secretary of Commerce and was in office from March 5, 1921 to August 21, 1928.
Major Domestic Policy: Issues that were due to The Great Depression dominated Hoover's presidency. The country had very low morale as technologies such as the radio and movies informed the public of the difficulties that the country was facing. On October 29, 1929, the stock crashed, which caused the Great Depression. The crash was mainly due to the debts of farmers and to the over speculation of the Stock Market. This then lead to the unemployment of close to 15 million people. Up to 25% of farms went bankrupt and were taken away because farmers could not pay their taxes or their mortgages. This in turn caused a third of the railroads to become bankrupt and over 5500 banks to close.
Hoover sought to end the Great Depression by encouraging people to become less dependent upon the government and more dependent upon themselves. Once he saw that the Great Depression was deepening, he passed bills to improve housing for the poor, who lived in "Hoovervilles," where living conditions were considered inhumane. In 1930, Hoover established a public-works program with a budget of $150 million. Then, in 1932, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was formed. This Corporation was able to lend up to $2 billion to large businesses and companies. Hoover's reasoning, which became known as "pump-priming," was based upon the idea that, by giving money to businesses, the businesses would then give the money to their employees, which would in turn end the Great Depression.
Also occurring during this time was the signing of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act on June 17, 1930. This act raised the tariffs on up to 20,000 imported goods. While the act was immediately successful, slowly the amount of exports decreased by 66% between 1929 to 1934 throught the world. Another result was that foreign countries imposed tariffs on American goods, which caused international trade to decrease even more, thus hurting the world economy.
In June 1932, World War I veterans camped in Washington D.C. when they did not receive the immediate payment of a bonus from the Adjusted Service Certificate Law. Congress offered money to these veterans, but a majority of the "Bonus Army" stayed. Police then tried to remove these individuals, but they were outnumbered and unsuccessful. The military was then call to remove the remaining veterans.
Major Foreign Policy: The Great Depression led to a decline in the amount of international political activity. The National Origins Immigration Act was passed right before the Great Depression and was enacted to control immigration from southern and eastern Europe. Up to 75% of all immigrants in 1914 had come from those areas. Then the first quota laws were passed, thus limiting the further immigration to just 3% of the immigrant population that was counted in the 1910 census. Later, Hoover signed the National Origins Act to replace the quota laws with an even more severe plan. Now only 150,000 immigrants were allowed in the United States.
Major Supreme Court Decisions:
• Near v. Minnesota ex rel. Olson (1930): Held that the Minnesota law that was against "malicious, scandalous, and defamatory" publication was also against the First Amendment.
• Stromberg v. People Of State Of California (1931): Held that states don't have the power to violate the First Amendment, which protects the freedom of speech.
• Nixon v. Condon (1932): Held that all of the white Democratic Party primaries in the state of Texas are unconstitutional
• Powell v. Alabama (1932): Held that, since the defendants were denied the assistance of counsel until their trial, it was in violation of the 14th Amendment due- process clause.
Intellectual and Social Development:
• The Great Depression took a toll on the nation's morale as the stock market crashed and Americans grew more despondent.
• Farming families moved from the Dust Bowl to places in the West such as California.
• There was a rise in the labor movement, and married women became more prevalent in the workforce.
After he was President he was appointed to chair two Hoover Comissions which made nearly 600 recommendations on how to streamline government.
Hoover's Legacy: Hoover will always be blamed for causing the Great Depression due to his idea of keeping the government out of the economic troubles. He will be recognized for his volunteerism during the Great Depression; his efforts on both the President's Emergency Committee on Employment and The President's Organization for Unemployment Relief; his aid to the National Credit Corporation; and also his ideas for increasing public-works spending. He will always be criticized for not creating relief programs to boost the economy. Overall, he was unable to handle the new consumer culture, such as the television and the press, and to work well with Congress. He lacked political leadership and will always be remembered as the president who lacked the programs to put an end to the Great Depression.
