How did Herbert Hoover respond to the Depression?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. After the stock market crash, Hoover increased spending for public works.
2. He established the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make government credit available to banks and other financial institutions.
3. Seeking to restore confidence in the economy, Hoover strove for a balanced budget by raising taxes and cutting spending.
4. He believed that government relief to the needy had demoralizing effects on people.
5. Even when it was clear that the crisis was beyond the help of charitable groups, Hoover remained strongly opposed to direct relief for the poor.
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A. resented the excesses of powerful rulers B. favored the Catholic Church C. opposed military expeditions to the continent D. supported the independence of Scotland and Wales
Congress's decision to provide generous pensions to former Union soldiers and their widows is an example of __________.
A. the benefits associated with revenues from new income-tax measures enacted in the 1880s and 1890s B. the government assuming responsibility to provide a safety net for the disadvantaged in society C. an interest group using emotions associated with the Civil War for the financial gain of its members D. an attempt by the southern Democrats who sponsored the legislation to heal the wounds of the Civil War
In the aftermath of John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry,
A) public opinion condemned the raid. B) public opinion shifted from mainly condemnation to some level of support. C) Northerners called for a moratorium on the issue of slavery. D) Southerners called for a Civil War.
The four Japanese islands are
a. Honshu, Luzon, Hainan, and Guam. b. Kyushu, Taiwan, Ryuku, and Kamchatka. c. Shikoku, Kyushu, Hokkaido, and Honshu. d. Okinawa, Tinian, Ryuku, and Diego Garcia. e. Olane, Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and Shikoku.