Question

Herbert Hoover reacted to the Depression of 1929 by __________________.

• A. doing nothing.
• B. encouraging unions to organize.
• C. establishing extensive federal relief programs to meet the emergency.
• D. building Hoovervilles to shelter the homeless in all the large cities.
• E. providing loans to industry to restart production.

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

providing loans to industry to restart production.

Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States. He served one term, from 1929 to 1933. After the 1929 stock market crash, the Hoover administration attempted to mitigate the negative effects of the Great Depression but was unable to significantly improve the economy. Herbert Hoover reacted to the Depression of 1929 by providing loans to industry to restart production.