PPT-From 1929 to 1932, President Hoover was criticized for not

Tens of thousands of businesses failed and unemployment rose to 25 The American banking system collapsed Hoover initially relied on rugged individualism but offered relief checks and job programs . ICGSE. History. Depth Study: The USA, 1919-41. How far did the US economy. boom in the . 1920s. ?. A New Era. Henry Ford: “We are entering a new era. Our new thinking and new doing are bringing us a new world, and a new heaven, and a new earth, for which prophets have been looking from time immemorial.”. In . the United States, the Great Depression began in the summer of 1929. .. . The . downturn became . markedly worse in late 1929 and continued until early 1933. .. . Real output and prices . fell. . INTO THE GREAT DEPRESSION. GROWTH AND DISCONTENT. With the war over, 250,000 Canadians hunt for jobs.. Unions had grown during the war but times were now tough.. One Big Union was promised by labour leaders (a Canadian Russian Revolution). In . 1932. the United States was nearing the low point of the . Great Depression. By now Americans had become used to scenes of homeless, . jobless. people camped out in cardboard shacks in public areas. Republican. Graduated from Stanford University 1895. Occupation: Engineer. Food Administration Director during WWI. Secretary of Commerce 1921-28. “A chicken in every pot and car in every garage”. . As . the Great Depression escalated into a national . crisis. , . American citizens looked to President Herbert Hoover for a . federal. . response. . Hoover was hailed by many as the “Great Humanitarian” and a wonder worker who could find a solution to their problems. However, Hoover was firmly entrenched in “laissez faire” ideology which would greatly limit his initial response to the Great Depression. . Herbert Hoover. Republican . Hoover took office at a time of unparalleled economic prosperity and optimism. BUT at the end of his presidency- the US was at the bottom of the deepest economic depression in history . AP US History. Key Concept 7.1 . Governmental, political, and social organizations struggled to address the effects of large-scale industrialization, economic uncertainty, and related social changes such as urbanization and mass migration.. Period 7 (1890 – 1945). [PART . 2 . – (. 1929 . – . 1945)]. Warm-Up:. Defining Terms. When you hear the following terms what do you think of…. Liberalism. Conservatism . Terms as Defined by Clinton . Chapter 17, Section 3. Cautious Response to Depression Fails. When Americans looked to Hoover to solve the crisis of the Great Depression, he did not immediately jump into action. . In the beginning, Hoover adopted a hands-off policy because he felt the economic cycle would correct itself. . Objective 3.3: . Explore life during the Depression and the efforts made to restore prosperity in the USA and elsewhere. Warm-Up: The Great Depression. If someone says it better, let them say . it… CRASH . Hoovers Response Fails. At first, Hoover felt that government should not interfere.- . Laissez Faire Economics. Thought of this as a downswing of the . business cycle. . Asked for volunteerism.. For business leaders not to cut prices and wages. Early Months of Hoover Administration . Elected in 1929. Hoover was a millionaire and claimed that “anyone not only can be rich, but . ought. to be rich”. Warned of the dangers of a large and activist federal government, but also criticized the self-serving greed of large corporations.. Activity Worksheets for Artifacts from the Schoolhouse Herbert Hoover National Historic Site 110 Parkside Drive PO Box 607 West Branch Iowa 52358 Phone 319 643-2541 This page is intentionally blank H