15. What causes contributed to the Great Depression?
•-overabundance of farm and factory products
-production greatly exceeded consumption
-over-expansion of credit created unsound faith in money
-drought caused Mississippi Valley farms to be sold to pay for debt
16. How did President Hoover’s beliefs affect the way he handled the Depression?
•-He did not agree with laissez-faire
-He did not pass measures that could have made the Depression less severe
-By the end of his term, he eventually started to use the government to help the people
17. Is Hoover’s reputation as ultra-conservative well deserved? Explain.
•Reputation for being a prominent conservative is justified.
•Actions against the Bonus Army
•Anti Lassiez-Faire deology
•Initiated the prosecution of gangsters.
•Did not support civil rights.
18. What happened to the Bonus Army? Why?
•A Veterans march on the capital for cash-payment redemption for their service!
•When hostilities arose, Hoover ordered the army to forcefully evict the veterans.
•Deployed tanks/gas/armed soldiers against the camp.
•Overall, it led to over 1000 civilian's injured!
19. How did the Japanese attack on Manchuri demonstrate the weakness of the League of Nations?
•The Japanese took advantage of the depression to capture Manchuria
•Both the US and the League of Nations wanted to take action as Japanese moves violated “fair play” and more importantly, the open door policy
•But the League, without US membership, and with most countries in depression, was powerless to do anything
•Despite their ability to do so, the League were hesitant to stop Japan since they were not confident on American support
20. What was President Hoover’s policy toward Latin America?
•Hoover sought to seek a friendlier yet more passive relationship with Latin American countries, taking away the Roosevelt Corollary.
•The policies were well met, as the depression struck American had no intention to resume the economic imperialism they once pursued
•Thus the creation of the “Good Neighbor” policy which soon met opposition from FDR
1. What kind of man was FDR?
•Tall, athletic, and handsome
•He suffered from polio in 1921, and was confined to a wheelchair
•He empathized with the “forgotten man”
•His wife, Eleanor, was the most active first lady in history
•Eleanor strongly influenced government policies
•He was a great speaker
•He was the first person to accept the presidential nomination in person
•-overabundance of farm and factory products
-production greatly exceeded consumption
-over-expansion of credit created unsound faith in money
-drought caused Mississippi Valley farms to be sold to pay for debt
16. How did President Hoover’s beliefs affect the way he handled the Depression?
•-He did not agree with laissez-faire
-He did not pass measures that could have made the Depression less severe
-By the end of his term, he eventually started to use the government to help the people
17. Is Hoover’s reputation as ultra-conservative well deserved? Explain.
•Reputation for being a prominent conservative is justified.
•Actions against the Bonus Army
•Anti Lassiez-Faire deology
•Initiated the prosecution of gangsters.
•Did not support civil rights.
18. What happened to the Bonus Army? Why?
•A Veterans march on the capital for cash-payment redemption for their service!
•When hostilities arose, Hoover ordered the army to forcefully evict the veterans.
•Deployed tanks/gas/armed soldiers against the camp.
•Overall, it led to over 1000 civilian's injured!
19. How did the Japanese attack on Manchuri demonstrate the weakness of the League of Nations?
•The Japanese took advantage of the depression to capture Manchuria
•Both the US and the League of Nations wanted to take action as Japanese moves violated “fair play” and more importantly, the open door policy
•But the League, without US membership, and with most countries in depression, was powerless to do anything
•Despite their ability to do so, the League were hesitant to stop Japan since they were not confident on American support
20. What was President Hoover’s policy toward Latin America?
•Hoover sought to seek a friendlier yet more passive relationship with Latin American countries, taking away the Roosevelt Corollary.
•The policies were well met, as the depression struck American had no intention to resume the economic imperialism they once pursued
•Thus the creation of the “Good Neighbor” policy which soon met opposition from FDR
1. What kind of man was FDR?
•Tall, athletic, and handsome
•He suffered from polio in 1921, and was confined to a wheelchair
•He empathized with the “forgotten man”
•His wife, Eleanor, was the most active first lady in history
•Eleanor strongly influenced government policies
•He was a great speaker
•He was the first person to accept the presidential nomination in person