Was Herbert Hoover a failure in dealing with the Depression?

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Was Herbert Hoover a failure in dealing with the Depression?

Herbert Hoover, born in 1874, became the 23rd president of the United States of America from 1929 to 1933. He was a president that was known not to be like Harding or Coolidge: a president that truly personified the American dream. He was different with his ideologies of individualism, and a man who did not sit back and let things happen.

During his presidency, Hoover faced unprecedented economic crisis. That in some people’s eyes gave him a set back. He became a success in what he did to deal with the crisis, but “Too little too late” was what he was famous for. Even these days when the term comes across, it reminds you of Herbert Hoover. That quote does indeed justify what it means. Hoover failed to tackle the problems of the extended economic crisis, and when he did get help, he did not use his aid to the fullest.  So was Herbert Hoover a failure in dealing with the depression? It depends on what kind of a man you think of him.

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Hoover did do a lot on the federal government policies, which was considered both good and bad. In agriculture he did take direct action, and used the federal farm board to gain stabilization in 1929. He was particularly keen on increasing the grain prices and reducing the stock piles but that didn’t work because the farmers produced a lot more grain than what Hoover had predicted. One year later, in 1930, the tariffs of the federal government policies became high at all times. Yet he did not attempt to reduce this in any way. Some might have thought that ...

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