Hoover’s Response Chapter 22, sec. 3. Hoover’s Response As conditions worsened, Hoover hoped to downplay the public’s fears Tried to assure the nation.
USH 11:3 Hoover Responds to the Depression – He believed in “rugged individualism” People need to help themselves – Increased funding for Public Works.
Comparative Unemployment Rates: Panic 1893: 18% Great Depression: 25% Great Recession: 10%
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