Ch. 13-2: Hoover’s Response Herbert Hoover (R) was elected president in 1928 He believed in the Trickle Down Theory (Help the rich and the relief will trickle down)
Poor resented his plan b/c it helped the rich who already had $$$ Hoover felt “Rugged Individualism” would be lost He felt giving direct aid to the people would make them soft
Impact of the Depression Unemployment- 1932 25% out of work Bonus Army- WWI Vets wanted their bonus pay early Hoover refused and sent in troops to disperse them
Hoovervilles- homeless slept in tents and shacks Minorities- mainly blacks lost jobs to whites regardless of skill Dust Bowl- drought in Great Plains and farmland turned to dust, farmers were crushed
Unemployment Lines
Leaving the Dust Bowl
FDR & the New Deal Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) crushed Hoover in 1932 FDR felt the govt. should do whatever it could to help the people (poor loved him)
New Deal Principles Relief- to the poor and unemployed Recovery- of the businesses Reform- economic system to prevent another Depression