Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression can best be summarized as
A. a stoic decision to do little but reduce federal spending and await the eventual cyclical recovery.
B. a series of attempts to lay the blame on speculators or international conditions to deflect political attacks.
C. no sympathy for individuals, and only verbal encouragement to business to build public confidence.
D. initially, a voluntarist approach to both recovery and relief, but then an unprecedented series of active government measures.
Answer: D
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