Today we talked about some conspiracies going around( Sandy Hook shooting and NFL players non-existing girlfriend that died from cancer??) Then we reviewed yesterday and now we will start up with presentations.
What did the US government do to help alleviate two problems of the Great Depression brought to our country??
--Facts about Herbert Hoover--
HE was born in West Branch, Iowa
born august 10,1874
Was an orphan at a young age
Lived with his uncle in Oregon.
attended Stanford university for 4 years
2 kids, married Lou Henry hoover
kids- Herbert hoover jr. and Allen hoover
_Jobs before president_
mining eningeer
civil enigneer
businessman
Humanitarian
~Inaugural Address- Oath of office~
The speech was made on the 4th of march in 1929
-Accomplishments-
When the stock market crashed, it sent America into the Great Depression
Hoover initiated the construction of the Hoover Dam. He also made many attempts to end the Great Depression and each attempt failed.
Throughout his term in office all the great things hoover did was looked past cause of the G.D.
He ran for re-election in 1932 but Americans wanted a change of directon
In 1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president.
He mad the Star spangled banner and national athem
Went after mobsters and prosecuted Al Capone
Added more land to the national parks System
Prison reform
Treaty of Ancons( Peace treat between chile and Peru about Antarctica)
Cancelled Private oil leases on government lands
Wrote childrens charter advocating protection to every child regardless of race or gender
Doubles veterans hospital facilities
Withdrew troops form Nicaragua and Haiti (leads to FDR's Good Neighbor Policy)
Hoover Plan (1/3 reduction of worlds naval power)
~Reconstruction Finance Corporation~
Created in 1932 by hoover
Purpose was to help economic activity by lending money in the depression.
First it lent money to company's(big businesses) they were to use the money to create jobs and expand to Give many people jobs!
~~ Hoover in Depression~~
Uncaring, chief executive
Laissez-faire believer
Worst presdients ever
He was jus president at the wrong time
He would have been a good president other then that
He would constantly say be patient..
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