President Herbert Hoover's Response To The Great Depression

The Great Depression is a time period in history in which the United States was faced with tragic economical crisis. It began in 1929 while President Herbert Hoover was in office. There is not one major cause of the Great Depression. During this blacks were moving from the south for a better way of life and more job opportunities in factories, this is called the Great Migration. Socialism v.s. Communism, socialist believed that everyone should depend upon the government while communist believe that everyone should essentially be self-guided or independent. The U.S. would deport people who supported communism. The stock market crash of 1929, this is where there was a major decline in stock prices. People began to buy things with money they did …show more content…
Bank runs, failures, and panics were also happening during this time. Bank runs are when everyone runs to the bank to withdraw money. Bank failures are when the banks ran out of money so they bank using their customers reserved emergency funds. Bank panics are when banks suffer bank runs at the same time because people have lost trust and believes their bank may suffer a bank failure.Lastly, racism was still around during this time period. With racism still being in existence during this time there were racial riots and racial segregation. President Herbert Hoover’s response to these issues were ineffective which is why Franklin D, Roosevelt was intensely elected president. FDR introduced america to his variety of solution to the great depression called the “New Deal”.FDR’s “New Deal” consist of programs that continue to shape our nation today. During the great depression the federal government was both effective and ineffective in fixing the great depression, and as a result of the government became more …show more content…
According to document D, even though the National Industrial Recovery Act was passed, it was still ruled unconstitutional in the Schechter v.s. United States case in 1935. This shows how the government’s decision is more powerful and that they promote capitalism. In addition, document F shows a Social Security Administration (SSA) advertisement. The SSA is one of the “New Deal” programs. This program is to provide money to the following people: old age, survivors, disability, and intervention (OASDI). This shows the government becoming more powerful because it shows how the government made a program that automatically taxes income to support those who need it.

In conclusion, FDR’s “New Deal” did have an effect on society both then and now. Even though all of the solutions/programs may not have been effective they still helped to make a difference in society during the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a time period of drastic economic crisis. The Great Depression may be something tragic, however, it shaped our nation today and made the government more powerful in the