When businesses began to fail the government created the Smoot-Hawley Tariff in 1930 to help protect American companies. ... In the beginning the U.S. government seemed caught off guard by the trickling effect of the depression. ... Hoover founded government agencies, encouraged labor harmony, supported local aid for public works, fostered cooperation between government and business in order to stabilize prices, and struggle to balance the budget. As the depression worsened there were calls for more government intervention in spending. However, Hoover refused to involve the federal government...

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• Grade Level: High School

Garraty suggested similarities between the two systems were: having a strong leader, an ideology stressing the nation, the people, the land, the state control of economic and social affairs, and the quality and quantity of government propaganda. ... The federal controlled access highway system in Germany, the Autobahn, and the reclamation of the Pontine marshes during the battle of Anzio are other examples of showcase projects that promoted a certain image the of the nation. ... Leaders including Hitler and Roosevelt altered the typical usage of propaganda to suit the needs of their citizens i...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate