Hoover's Response to the Great Depression

Match

Match the item to the best "Hoover" term it describes.

• an empty pocket turned inside out

• cardboard used to line worn-out shoes

• broken automobile pulled by a horse

• newspapers used for warmth

Hoover flags

Hoover leather

Hoover wagon

Hoover blankets

• Hoover flags

• Hoover leather

• Hoover wagon

• Hoover blankets

Multiple Select

Which statements best describe Hoover's early efforts to manage the Great Depression? Select all that apply (2).

• Hoover passed laws to control business practices and forced labor to work with no wage increases.

• He immediately organized government funding to give people in need financial support.

• He encouraged the American people and businesses to work hard and keep businesses open, and to help their fellow citizens through charities.

• He used his authority to deport Latinos to make jobs available for Americans and protect American businesses and farms with high tariffs.

Multiple Choice

How did some Americans express their frustration after four years of worsening economic conditions at the end of Hoover's term in office?

• They turned their anger at the government about the economy against fellow unemployed workers

• They organized protests, which were sometimes met with violence

• They met with the Hoover administration and negotiated peaceful agreements to increase government support for the American people.

• They fired their union and farm cooperative leadership for allowing violence to erupt at protests.

Open Ended

Explain at least two examples of Hoover's beliefs or his administration's policies that attempted to pull the United States out of the Great Depression.

Respond in at least two sentences.

You may choose to start your response with:

One example of a failing Hoover policy was _____.

The policy failed because _____.