US History › Section M · Depression and New Deal › Topic M.2
President Hoover's response
Herbert Hoover did more to fight an economic slump than any president before him, yet his faith in voluntary action and limited federal power kept him from giving direct aid to the jobless. Understanding both halves of that record explains why Americans turned so sharply against him.
In this topic
- More active than any predecessor, but not enough
- Hoover's philosophy
- First steps: asking business to hold the line
- The Smoot-Hawley Tariff
- Relief through private and local channels
- The crisis of 1931 and the turn to federal action
- Relief, construction and taxes in 1932
- Worked example: why the RFC disappointed
- Anger and protest
- Worked example: the Bonus Army
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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