Hoover vs FDR

Question 1

What were Hoovers beliefs?

Answer 1

Laissez-faire (self help)

Business was priority

Question 2

What was his response to building projects?

Answer 2

Offered $4000 million for major building projects in construction to provide jobs

Question 3

What was Hoovers response to farmers?

Answer 3

Gov tried to help by buying up food above market prices

Stimulates overproduction

Question 4

What was Hoovers response to tariffs?

Answer 4

The Hawley Smoot tariff 1930 highest ever

40% on agricultural and industrial goods

Question 5

What was Hoovers response to coordination?

Answer 5

Tried to coordinate the work of VOLUNTARY agencies

Asks businesses to keep workers

Question 6

What was Hoovers response to the Emergency relief act?

Answer 6

Provided $300 million to states to help unemployment

Not daily distributed

Question 7

What was Hoovers response to RFC?

Answer 7

Reconstruction finance corporation

Provided loans to businesses to help recover

Question 8

What did FDR do?

Answer 8

Had sympathy due to disability
Gave hope and confidence
FDR campaigned all over USA using trains
Promised “the new deal”

Question 9

What were Hoovers 6 responses?

Answer 9

Building projects 
Farmers 
Tariffs 
Coordination 
Emergency relief act 
RFC