U.S. History B Topic 4 President Hoover

Which BEST describes President Hoover’s initial response to the Great Depression?

• Urgent

• Unexpected

• Limited

• Expensive

How might Hoover’s childhood have impacted his philosophy about the Great Depression?

• He grew up in Europe during WWI.

• He grew up wealthy.

• He traveled around the globe as a child.

• He grew up in poverty

Which federal department did Hoover lead before becoming president?

• Department of Commerce

• Department of Education

• Department of the Interior

• Department of Agriculture

During which year of Hoover’s presidency did the stock market crash occur?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

Which action did Hoover think would help him to win reelection?

• donating to the poor

• outlawing Hoovervilles

• supporting the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

• removing the Bonus Army from Washington, D.C.

How did Hoover’s responses affect the Great Depression?

• His programs had minimal effect.

• He signed legislation for a federal jobs program.

• His programs provided free food.

• He signed legislation for direct relief federal programs.

Which are failures of Herbert Hoover’s presidency?

• He overlooked Native Americans suffering from economic hardship.

• His policies did not prevent the Great Depression.

• He failed to introduce federal programs to help struggling Americans.

• 
  His inaction resulted in World War I.

Identify a success of Herbert Hoover’s presidency.

• supported legislation against lynching in the South

• better relations with Latin American neighbors

• increased international trade through tariffs

• better relations between Germany and France

How did Hoover affect the Roosevelt Corollary?

• Hoover limited the right to military intervention in Latin America in the name of American security.

• Hoover had a policy that pushed the American military into conflicts throughout the Americas.

• Hoover strayed even further from the intent of the Monroe Doctrine of preventing European intervention in the Americas.

• Hoover adopted the imperialism of Roosevelt as a basis for foreign policy.

Which is a fair assessment of Hoover’s presidency based on the lesson?

• The American public largely forgave Hoover for the Great Depression.

• The American public respected Hoover’s resistance to government action.

• Hoover did not take enough immediate action to combat the Great Depression.

• Hoover’s dramatic changes in policy caused the Great Depression.