By 1895 he had graduated with an A.B. degree in engineering. ... Hoover worked in Hospitals and Herbert Hoover directed the building of barricades. ... Hoover formed a committee and with in six weeks they had saved 120,000 American tourists. ... His election seemed to ensure prosperity because he had proposed direct relief to the country, which was suffering in a great depression. ... His opponents in Congress, felt his "trickle down effect" was worthless and Hoover was blamed for the depression. ...

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In 1932 Roosevelt won the election with the biggest victory ever recorded in an American presidential election up until that time. ... Companies were in debt and went bankrupt due to the depression. ... He believed that relief should be given by private charities and local governments, not the government; he thought that too much help would damage the self-reliance spirit that made America great. ... Roosevelt, in contrast to Hoover's "leave alone" approach, appeared to be prepared to take drastic action to deal with the depression. ... He also went around the country to see the...

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During the 1930's, the major effect of the Great Depression resulted in the New Deal. ... Both Herbert Hoover and Franklin D Roosevelt envisioned different roles the government should play. ... He asserted that he cared for common Americans too much to destroy the country's foundations with deficits and socialist institutions. ... The New Deal also attempted to reform the mistakes that had led to the great depression. ... However, the new deal promoted the government to intervene with everyday social and economic lives of the people. ...

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In years directly after the Great Depression, a majority of the population was left broke and desperate for work. ... The reason this laborer wrote to the Secretary of Labor, is because he hopes that it will bring attention to FDR that improving working conditions are just as important as fixing unemployment, which almost reached 30% during the Great Depression. ... Hoover also states that FDR's "spoils system" and "emotional economics" will ultimately lead to "a mixture of European ideas, flavored with our native predilection to get something for nothing" (I...

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The 'Boom' was now over and depression had come. ... The majority of Americans actually blamed Hoover for the Depression, thus when Roosevelt came on the scene he stood in great contrast to Hoover. Roosevelt was enthusiastic and optimistic a man of great confidence. ... Roosevelt promised to fight the depression to bring prosperity once again. He planned to do what no other president had done before, interfering with economy creating jobs by spending more money. ...

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Most Americans today DO NOT remember the most severe economic crisis in American history, the Great Depression. ... His two leading Cabinet members were Herbert Hoover and Andrew Mellon. Hoover's role as Secretary of Commerce was to provide assistance for business. ... By 1925 with the market reaching new highs mass speculation began to take hold. ... (Mcelcaine46) President Hoover had tried on several occasions to warn the American people against excessive speculation. ...

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The great depression of the US not only affected people domestically, but internationally as well. ... The most influential event in world history after the 1900's is the great depression because of the decline in international commerce and stock markets around the world, the rise of Hitler, and Franklin D. ... With all the expansion, and the economy doing well, business became the foundation of society. ... The high profits seemed to confirm President Hoover's pledge of a new era of abundance. ... The crash of the Stock Market led to the Great Depression. ...

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This was the year of the great depression and the market crash was the reason. ... --President Herbert Hoover 1930 March -- More than 3.2 million people are unemployed, up from 1.5 million before the "crash" of October, 1929. President Hoover remained optimistic however stating that "all the evidences indicate that the worst effects of the crash upon unemployment will have passed during the next sixty days." November -- The street corners of New York City are crowded with apple-sellers. ...

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With each system came rapid and fundamental changes punctuated by party realignment. ... Finally, the Great Depression marked the fifth party system. The Great Depression was caused by a stock market crash, causing the majority of working class people into poverty. ... Seeking economic reform, the nation rejected incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover, and elected Democratic candidate Franklin D. ... Due to great conflict about certain issues faced by the nation or economic standing the American two-party system is constantly changing with power and dominance swaying back and forth ...

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Throughout the 20th century many great leaders have emerged; from the evil Adolph Hitler to the motivational Martin Luther King JR. ... He began his presidency by ending the Great Depression of the 1930's with his "New Deal", which gave a bigger role to the government and also gave most citizens of the nation a new perspective on government. ... He defeated Herbert Hoover, despite Hoover's claims that FDR was physically and mentally unfit. ... He reassured the nation with his famous inauguration speech claiming "the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself." ... He took acti...

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Leutchenburg FDR: A President to Remember Out of a Great War, into a Great Depression, and onto a great recovery. ... The issues of the Depression were dealt with a change in attitude, an overhaul in the economy, the New Deal, WWII, and a combination of good and bad ideas. ... America, as I see it, is a country of greatness. ... Beside those inquiries, the book showed to be very informative with great aspects and angles of renovation of the economy and FDR"s strong philosophy toward success. ... Roosevelt played a huge role in helping to restore the economy during the Great Depress...

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Herbert Hoover was president of the United States from March fourth, 1994 to March fourth, 1993. ... Hoover's statement infers that he is supportive of the policy, but views it as a temporary act. ... With all law, there will be law broken. ... Because Congress never appropriated ample funds, Prohibition was not efficiently enforced and would have been repealed eventually under any conditions, but it was the approaching of the Great Depression that hastened its demise. The Great Depression triggered great demands for employment offers and tax revenues (Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. ...

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This led to an even great overproduction of goods such as weapons and war goods for World War I. ... Hitler came with high promises and was quickly a favorite. ... Hoover's statement told the public the lengths he was willing to go to control the stock market. ... Or, High interest rates to slow down development of the economy during a depression? ... The big crash caused the Great Depression and made the lives of millions of United States citizens miserable. ...

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He held office during two of the greatest crises ever faced by the United States: the Great Depression and World War II. ... This gave stardom to FDR's great political calling. ... All while the incumbent President, Herbert Hoover and his policies did more harm than good. Meanwhile in New York, FDR implemented relief programs that foreshadowed his future strategy in fighting the Great Depression. ... The beginning of the depression was marked by the Stock Market Crash in October 1929. ...

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Unlike the president before him, Herbert Hoover, who blamed foreign countries for America's hardship and who wanted to see the economy be left alone for it to rise again, Roosevelt wanted to deal with the crisis hands-on, and with each troubled issue separately. ... His first initiative was to end the banking industry crisis sparked by the depression. With his and the New Deal's very pragmatic way of dealing with problems, Roosevelt simply closed all banks, then reopening the ones seemingly strong enough to survive, while closing the weak ones, and financially aiding those with momen...

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The third and final was the great potato famine, which was the greatest mass emigration ever. ... The third wave of immigration was the great potato famine. It began with a blight of a potato crop that left acre upon acre of Irish farmland covered with black rot. ... Feelings of great pride in the Irish American community would soon turn to bitterness and shame, as religion became the issue of the campaign and Herbert Hoover rode the tide of anti-Catholicism into the White House. ... His influence on depression-era in America was enormous. ...

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As soon as immigration became a problem, the amount of immigrants decreased tremendously due to the Great Depression. Herbert Hoover was also making very strict laws. ... Every president has had to deal with immigration as one of their major issues in office. ... The reason they are leaving their country might not be because America provides them with opportunity. ... Arizona, California, and Texas are states with the highest crime rate from undocumented citizens. ...

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