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President Hoover’s Response to the Depression Understand the explanations of the principal causes of the Great Depression and the steps taken by the Federal Reserve, Congress, and Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt to combat the economic crisis.

HOT ROC, 12/5  What do you think the US government should do when the economy is struggling?  Which of the ideological beliefs in 31.2 is closest to your answer?

Federal Reserve System(p.388)  Federal Reserve is a government agency started by Woodrow Wilson (p.237) to support and regulate banks.  It can set interest rates that banks use with their customers. Interest is the additional money you owe the bank when you borrow. Low interest rates = lots of people borrowing High interest rates = not many people borrowing  Interest rates were low in the 1920s, but then raised in Why was this a bad idea?

1929 October - The stock market crash "Any lack of confidence in the economic future or the basic strength of business in the United States is foolish."--President Herbert Hoover 1930 March - More than 3.2 million people are unemployed President Hoover remained optimistic stating that: "all the evidences indicate that the worst effects of the crash upon unemployment will have passed during the next sixty days.“ 1931 February - "Food riots" begin to break out in parts of the country. People smashed the windows grocery markets and made off with the food. Resentment of "foreign" workers increases along with unemployment rolls.

How bad was the Depression?  Between 1929 and 1933, 100,000 businesses failed  Corporate profits fell from $10 billion to $1 billon  Between 1929 and 1933, over 6000 banks failed—2.5 billion lost in savings  By 1933, 13 million workers were unemployed (25% of the work force) and many were underemployed  Malnutrition increased, as did tuberculosis, typhoid and dysentery  Add unemployment to your glossary

Election of 1928  Hoover, a Republican, won with a landslide victory.  Booming economy

Herbert Hoover: Background info  Son of a blacksmith  Grew up in Iowa.  Parents died when Hoover was young  Did not attend high school but attended night school  Entered Stanford in the University’s first class  Became a millionaire "My boyhood ambition was to be able to earn my own living, without the help of anybody, anywhere.” - Herbert Hoover  How could Hoover’s background have possibly influenced his response to the Great Depression?

Herbert Hoover’s Beliefs  Believed in self-reliance, rugged individualism, and hard work  Any government help would encourage people’s dependence on handouts  Private charities should help

So what did Hoover do? T-Chart Hoover’s Responses to the Great Depression (p.396) What was the effect of his action?

So what did Hoover do?  Rejected direct relief  Urged Americans to turn to community and church resources  Gradually used federal agencies to address issues  Set up RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation) in 1932 to make loans to stimulate economy in a "trickle- down" manner

Reconstruction Finance Corporation In January, Hoover formed the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in order to lend $2 billion to banks, insurance companies, building and loan associations, agricultural credit organizations and railroads. In July, R.F.C. was authorized to lend money to needy states for relief and public works projects. 1932

Bonus Army Congress had arranged a retirement plan that paid veterans a “bonus” for their service in 1945, around the time they’d be retiring. Determined to collect their "bonus" pay for service in 1932 because they needed the money, between 15,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans gather and begin setting up encampments in Washington, D.C. A bill was introduced into Congress authorizing immediate payment of "bonus" funds. Passed in the House but not in the Senate. In July, Hoover orders the removal of the troops who were determination to stay camped out until they got their pay. Troops used tear gas and tanks to push the veterans out of D.C. How is Occupy Wall Street similar to the Bonus Army? How is it different? 1932

Election of 1932  Democrat – Roosevelt  Republican – Hoover

Election of 1928  Hoover, a Republican, won with a landslide victory.  Booming economy