Hoover And Depression

Question 0

What does rugged individualism mean

Answer 0

People should sort out their own problems

Question 1

What did the Republican government of Herbert Hoover believe in

Answer 1

Rugged individualism

Question 2

Did Hoover help the depression despite his policy of rugged individualism

Answer 2

Yes, Although a lot of people thought he did not try to improve the situation

Question 3

In 1930 what did Hoover do in terms of taxes

Answer 3

Taxes were cut to increase people spending power

Question 4

How much money did the government pump into the construction industry

Answer 4

4000 million dollars

Question 5

Why did Hoover put in so much money into the construction industry

Answer 5

In a bid to create new jobs for the people

Question 6

When did work begin on the Hoover Dam And where was the Hoover Dam built

Answer 6

Work started in 1931 on the Colorado river

Question 7

When was there an emergency relief act

Answer 7

1932

Question 8

What did the emergency relief act give (money and why)

Answer 8

$300 million to the states to help the unemployed

Question 9

When did the reconstruction Finance Corporation provide loans

Answer 9

1932

Question 10

How much were the loans provided by the reconstruction Finance Corporation and who did they give these loans to

Answer 10

1,500 million to businesses

Question 11

When did Hoover pass the Smoot-Hawley Tariff act

Answer 11

June 1930

Question 12

What was the smoot-hawley tariff act

Answer 12

It raised American tariffs to their highest level ever

Question 13

What was the result of the smoot-Hawley tariff act

Answer 13

Supposed to protect the American industry, all it did was Trigger wave of retaliatory tariff increases which destroys US trade and deepened into depression

Question 14

What was the phrase used in relation to how Americans blamed Hoover the depression

Answer 14

‘In Hoover we trusted, now we are busted.’

Question 15

What was Hoover leather and hoover blankets

Answer 15

Hoover leather-cardboard souls for shoes

hoover blankets-newspapers that people Slept in

Question 16

What was a result of resentment turning into violence of the American people

Answer 16

Marches and demonstrations by the unemployed people often turn into violent riots

Question 17

When was the new presidential election campaign

Answer 17

1932

Question 18

What did Hoover offer as his election policy

Answer 18

I hope that the USA would soon turn the corner back towards prosperity

Question 19

What did franklin D Roosevelt offer to his election campaign

Answer 19

A new deal for the American people. Roosevelt promised action to provide jobs + relief for the people and unemployed, to help industry and agriculture and to resolve the banking crisis

Question 20

What did the American people want in terms of their approach to the depression

Answer 20

They wanted a positive approach

Question 21

Because of the American attitude Who did they vote for in the 1932 election and by how much did this person win by in terms of states

Answer 21

And they voted for Roosevelt. Roosevelt won in 42 out of the 48 states-the biggest victory ever in an American presidential election