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Objective 5.3- Hoover's Volunteerism

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will you help me in 1928 Americans elected Herbert Hoover to the presidency Hoover continue the hands-off government policies of President Warren G Harding Calvin Coolidge by 9:30 with the economy crashed America turn to Hoover for help how Herbert Hoover would respond would come to Define his presidency play young age Herbert Hoover's life was a rags-to-riches story he attended Stanford University and it became a self-made millionaires a mining engineer as a result Hoover's reset it around rugged individualism this is the idea that everyone should succeed through their own efforts without the aid of others Herbert Hoover served as Secretary of Commerce under President 49 coach he was a vocal proponent of their pro-business small government policies he won the Republican nomination in 1928 under the premise that he would continue their pulse dime when the Depression hit Hoover believed the economy would fix itself he stressed that Americans should remain optimistic while government maintains a limited role close all forms of direct relief or federal welfare to Aid citizens he thought government should foster cooperation between businesses and people who believe the government should enforce businesses do this but they must do it on their own this is a philosophy known as volunteerism and set it on Hoover's response to the Great Depression write for the economy on their own Hoover called together business banking and labor leaders to talk he has businesses voluntarily not to fire workers or to cut wages he also has Libra leaders not to strike he concentrated government efforts to provide resources to charity so these Charities could provide relief to the needy while this helps Charities were overwhelmed and ran out of resources quickly but as the depression worse in American president Hoover just seem to be out of touch with what the people need it he didn't make it the severity of the Dupree have been widely blessed with abundant Harvest we have been spared from Clemson kilometers are institutions of Serve the People knowledge is multiplying in our lives are enriched with its application can has it that the health of our people has increased we have dwelt in peace with all men the measure of passing a birth certificate walnuts should deep in the spiritual life of the people within their sympathy and spirit of self-sacrifice for others and strengthens our courage by 1930 the economy was in Ruins and anger in America was aimed at Hoover Americans felt the president was in leading the country in a time of Christ's desperate for help many felt the government spell those in need who are seen by Americans as a cold and heartless man of privilege has the depression worsen frustration boiled over into anger Americans blamed Hoover neck strap for worsening depression by not acting angry Farmers for example demonstrated their frustration in numerous ways some burnt their crops or pulled the milk into set of Selena data loss this especially Hertz in Starvation was rampant across the country other stopped working there Lance or block Rose and used Force to prevent foreclosures of their symbols of the depression were everywhere around America and we were named after Hoover the homeless in American cities who lived in Shanty towns named them Hoovervilles can I wrap themselves in newspapers to keep warm during the night they were called Hoover blankets and if you were broke with no money in your pockets you would turn your pockets inside out the show they were empty and fly Uber flag as things continue to get worse during the Depression who was forced to abandon his policy of volunteerism and who began to provide some relief but it was too little too Hoover's first attempt was Boulder Dam Hoover authorize the construction of Boulder Dam on the Colorado River who is a public works project that created thousands of jobs electrical power and water supply for the region in 1947 to commemorate his efforts and getting the damn bill the dam was renamed Hoover Dam Hoover Dam provides energy that people Las Vegas today next is the federal Home Loan Bank act this lower mortgage refinance in their house play the Reconstruction Finance Corporation this bailout provided to billion dollars for banks and businesses to keep them flow and then in 1932 came the final straw Hoover presidency it was the march of the Bonus Army in 1932 20000 World War 1 veterans unemployed hungry and desperate turn Washington DC they wanted Congress to pay them their World War 1 bonuses now not in 1945 when it was due their arguments that they needed the money brush and it wouldn't do them any good in 1945 when Congress denied the bonus the Bonus Army was ordered to leave the Marchers and come with their families and set up a shanty town within View Capital most of the Marchers left DC but around 2,000 remain with their families and they were mad when they refused to leave President Hoover order the US Army to remove the by force the Marchers were gassed and the Army fired shots into the crowd they set their cap on fire and burned it down in the chaos of it all a baby died and many Ranger the American public was outraged and blamed Herbert Hoover for firing on army veterans in rugged individualism and volunteerism let him to become one of the most unpopular presidents in American history ultimately Hoover's Legacy of failure to act and he is blamed for worsening depression with his ultimately it is Hoover's in action during the Depression that leaves the American people to demand more from their government and Hoover successor were more than happily oblige the Free People  what music wrote some of the serious problems of the past 3 impression pressure that states and the snow

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