Herbert Hoover
• First president during the Great Depression (most difficult thing he could face)
• Free Enterprise (government stayed out of businesses, they let them fail)
• Introduces socialist measures (to save the people) brings in the Dole which is when the government lends out money
• People unhappy "Hoovervilles"
• Replaced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 election
• Free Enterprise (government stayed out of businesses, they let them fail)
• Introduces socialist measures (to save the people) brings in the Dole which is when the government lends out money
• People unhappy "Hoovervilles"
• Replaced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 election
"When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned."
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"It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business." -Herbert Hoover
SUMMARY
Herbert Hoover was the first president during the Great Depression, and it was the most difficult thing he could face. He introduced Free Enterprise and socialist measures, which didn't help the economy and made people unhappy.