Hoover and the great depression
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- Created on: 06-11-17 21:29
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- HOW DID HOOVER TRY TO TACKLE THE DEPRESSION
- Key Policys
- Lasses Faire- the belief that people shouldn't be helped by the state but help themselves
- Rugged Individualism- no benefit system which meant Americans were responsible for their own lives with no help from anyone
- They were criticised but Hoover did make changes and help move towards recovery
- Sucesses
- hosted first white house conference on child health and protection
- he created a mood of optimism to try and break the cycle of despondency
- built bay bridge and Hoover dam
- Failures
- lost his reelection in 1932
- many of his policies didn't help to pull America out of the Great Depression
- Hoover and republicans were blamed fr the depression
- Key Policys
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