1929 - 1933 : Herbert Hoover

Question 1

What Political Party did Hoover belong to?

Answer 1

Republican

Question 2

Breifly describe Herbert Hoover and his views.

Answer 2

• Very rigid in his views.
• Argued that society works better when the community voluntarily demonstrates a sense of social responsibility.

Question 3

What Act did Hoover pass to help famers?

Answer 3

The Agriculture Marketing Act.

Question 4

Was Hoover able to help in the Great Depression?

Answer 4

Slightly - he began to help but it was too little, too late.

Question 5

What Act did Hoover sign in 1932?

Answer 5

The Emergency Relief and Construction Act.

Question 6

What did the Emergency Relief and Construction Act do?

Answer 6

It created the Reconstruction Corporation which released funds for public work projects across the country.

Question 7

Do historians believe that he was the right man for the job when the GD struck? Why or why not?

Answer 7

No - historians believe that his beliefs made him the wrong man for the job at the time.

Question 8

What were Hoover’s relations with the media like?

Answer 8

Bad - he lost the support of the media and the general public.

Example - Shantytowns were reffered to a s ‘Hoovervilles’.

Question 9

What were Hoover’s relations with Congress like?

Answer 9

Extremely poor - there was very little cooperation between the two branches of government.

Question 10

What was Hoover convinced would ruin the economy?

Answer 10

Excessive federal government intervention.

Question 11

How did the Wall Street Crash increase pressure on Herbert Hoover?

Answer 11

1. Republicans didn’t want to take action.
2. Laissez-Faire attitude.

Question 12

What did the pressure from the Wall Street Crash lead to in terms of Hoover’s Presidency?

Answer 12

He lost the 1932 election.

Question 13

List 4 reasons why Hoover not re-elected?

Answer 13

1. Many of his federal measures put the government into debt.
2. He lost popularity as a result of the way the Bonus Army was treated.
3. He failed to cure the problems of the GD.
4. In 1932, his campaign speeches had none of the vitality that FDR’s did.