The Great Depression? Question?

Question

How did President Hoover and Roosevelt attempt to bring some relief to the economy and the American people during the Great Depression? What does the depression reveal about the American people's changing expectations of the president and the federal government?

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Answer 1

Hoover, like most people at the time, felt it was a temporary situation and did nothing to ease things.

By the time he found out the depth of the matter, it was beyond any quick fix and it cost him the election

Answer 2

I was a mere child when Roosevelt was president, but I know that he sponsored several organizations that brought economic relief to the country. There was one called the NRA, I believe, the National Relief Organization that helped provide food and money to families. He was also responsible for enacting Social Security as a supplementary source of income for retired people. The Depression was a trying time back in the '30's, but I don't think people were ever disillusioned about the President or the Federal Government. Everyone pitched in and did his or her part to improve the situation. And Roosevelt took us through most of World War II. As for Herbert Hoover, that was before my time, but rumor has it that he did very little to benefit the country, and probably led us into the Depression.

Answer 3

President Hoover adopted a "hands off" policy initially, where he believe that the economy would fix it self.

However, he recognized that it would not, and in a feeble attempt to re-win the Presidential elections, he started to encourage policies to encourage recovery, but a suspicious Congress and other institution's followed their own paths, indicating a weak presidency.


Roosevelt initiated many programs under his "New Deal" progroms which targetted towards providing EMPLOYMENT and not wages to the American public.

He recognized the fact that not one program or such can stop the Great Depression, and was bending on the fact that his New Deal would encourage economic stability, then eventual growth (which happened, but in small ways)



The American people became dependent on the Federal Government for aid, but at the same time, were disillusioned with the Hoover Presidency, but came to trust the Executive branch with the election of FDR.