Which of the following was NOT a failed measure of Hoover's in attempting to try to alleviate the Depression?

A. rallied business leaders to maintain employment, wages, and prices
B. created an agency to provide direct emergency relief to the jobless
C. introduced a tax cut in 1930 to increase the purchasing power of consumers
D. endorsed a tariff to protect the United States from cheap foreign goods


Answer: B

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