What was Herbert Hoover's response to The Great Depression?

President Hoover was unprepared for the scope of the depression crisis, and his limited response did not begin to help the millions of Americans in need. read more

The stock market crashed on Thursday, October 24, 1929, less than eight months into Herbert Hoover’s presidency. Most experts, including Hoover, thought the crash was part of a passing recession. read more

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Herbert Hoover. Herbert Hoover, America’s 31st president, took office in 1929, the same year the U.S. economy plummeted into the Great Depression. read more

By July 1931, when the President wrote this letter to a friend, Governor Louis Emmerson of Illinois, it had become clear that excessive speculation and a worldwide economic slowdown had plunged America into the midst of a Great Depression. read more

1. Great Depression was unprecedented in size - effects could not be predicted and so Hoover was not to blame 2. Hoover firmly believed that it was simply an economic blip and would right itself 3. Hoover simply followed the laissez faire policies of the Republican party 4. read more

Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), America’s 31st president, took office in 1929, the year the U.S. economy plummeted into the Great Depression. Although his predecessors’ policies undoubtedly contributed to the crisis, which lasted over a decade, Hoover bore much of the blame in the minds of the American people. read more