So the average American was living quite content, but had no savings if something was to happen like, The Great Depression. ... Like always, the U.S tried to be the world's banker ,but this time it backfired on them .Europe could not pay back the interest on the loans nor could they buy any goods with gold, so this led the America to "The Great Depression" real fast . ... The Great Depression was a worldwide phenomena, more than 1300 banks closed in 1930 and 3700 more within the next two years. ... At this time The Great Depression had psychological effects and he...

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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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People went from living prosperous happy life;" in the 20's, then to losing fortunes and being homeless after the great depression., the similarities and differences between the 1920's and 1930's are shown in the economy, social life, and political.. ... The 1930's started out with millions left jobless and homeless. People started setting up small comunities of shacks that they t named "hoovervilles" after president Hoover who they blamed for the depression. Document 10 shows a political cartoon depicting how the public blamed the depression on Hoover. ... Silent mo...

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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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With the voter's respect for Coolidge, Harding won the 1920 election easily. ... Secretary of Commerce was Herbert Clark Hoover from the Harding administration and William Fairfield Whiting. ... The Veterans Bonus, which gave World War I veterans insurance redeemable over 20 years, and the McNary-Haugen Bill, which allowed the government to buy surplus and control the prices for it, both resulted in a huge failure and helped bring on the Great Depression, which came after Coolidge left office. ... Coolidge was in retirement by the time the disaster of the Great Depression hit the co...

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