What Are Herbert Hoover's Major Accomplishments

America has been through various eras of some famous presidents but Herbert Hoover is not one of them. He was the 31st president of the United States of America was born on August 10, 1874; he died ninety years later on October 20, 1964. He was born in West Branch, Iowa, and he died in New York City, New York. Hoover studied at Stanford University. He became an orphan at the age of nine. His father passed away when he was six years old, and his mother died three years later. After the death of his parents, Herbert Hoover was taken to Oregon where his was raised by his maternal aunt and uncle. Before Hoover contested for presidency, he was an established humanitarian who helped to provide relief for foreigners that were trapped in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. Approximately four years later, he assisted Americans who were stuck in Europe during the first world war. Also, Hoover helped to obtain food for the Belgians after the enormous intrusion of German troops. President …show more content…
Next, Hoover served as head of the American Relief that oversaw the feeding of Europeans after the second world war. Due to his achievements in his former positions President Warren G. Harding and President Calvin Coolidge both picked Hoover as their secretary of commerce (Herbert).
Herbert Hoover is remembered for all these achievements which he attained prior to his position of presidency. Even though Hoover is not remembered as good president during his time in office, he still has some great achievements to his name. According to Archives.gov, “Herbert Hoover established a commission that created extra 3 million acres that housed