Hoover

• History
• Secondary Education

Ask students to note at least three key causes of the depression 

Also note some of the effects of the Great Depression.

What were the main
causes of the
depression

Hoover's beliefs

“You cannot extend the mastery of government over the daily working life of the people without at the same time, making it the master of the people’s souls and thought”

Which answer best describes
Hoover's beliefs?

1. Hoover supported lazzy-fare policies
2. Hoover disliked 'rugged individuals'
3. Hoover wanted universal welfare programs
4. Hoover believed in Laissez-faire policies

What were some of the effects of
the Great Depression?

Hoover tried to boost confidence

Hoover gave speeches in which he said this is a temporary problem and encouraged people to be positive thinkers

How did Hoover try to boost confidence?

Did raising taxes help to reduce the effects of the depression?

1. Yes
2. NO!

Hoover's policies during
the Great Depression

"A wise economist asks a question" - by John McCutcheon, 1932

1. Why did the cartoonist choose a squirrel to        represent 'a wise economist'?

2. Who does the man on the bench represent?

3. What is the message of the source?

What evidence shows many Americans
lost confidence in Hoover?

Why was 1932 significant?

1932 was an election year marking the presidential race between Republican Herbert Hoover and Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt.

What significant event further damaged public support for President Hoover?...

Photo of members of the Bonus Army camped out on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol building - July 1932

What is the context of the source?

-  The Great Depression left many veterans unemployed and in desperate need of financial support.

 - The Bonus Army consisted of demonstrators, including World War I veterans who gathered in Washington, D.C. demanding early payment of their service bonus  originally scheduled for payment in 1945.

- The marchers set up camps and shantytowns in various locations including areas close to the Capitol building.

- After Congress rejected their demands, President Hoover ordered the U.S. Army to clear the camps. This led to violent clashes, with the use of tear gas, cavalry, and tanks.

- The forced removal and destruction of the camps further damaged Hoover's public image and contributed to his loss in the 1932 presidential election.

What is the context of the source?

Why did Roosevelt win the
elections of 1932?

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Drag and drop - match the events to the correct year 

1933

1935

1938

1939

1942

Boycott - Jews are also excluded from civil service and education

Kristallnacht

Ghettoes

Final Solution

Nuremburg Laws

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