To What Extent Was Herbert Hoover A Liberal Or Conservative

Back in 1932, The Great Depression was ramping up in its early years, the 18th amendment was still in effect, and the presidential elections were underway. The Election of 1932 was between two opponents, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover. Franklin D. Roosevelt was of the Democrat party, while Herbert Hoover was a part of the Republican party. This was a major election due to the country’s destabilized state, and its high unemployment rate needed to be solved. The Election of 1932 let the government have a bigger influence in the daily lives of the people.

Nathaniel Ortiz HISTORY 152 Professor Jonathan Rosenberg Section Leader Hamilton Craig December 2022 Paper #3 Documents: “President Herbert Hoover Applauds Limited Government 1931” and “President Franklin D. Roosevelt Says Government Must Act, 1933” President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt were both significant government figures during the time they were president. During the time both were presidents, the United States was in a crisis known as the Great Depression which lasted from the early 1930s to the early 1940s, ending during World War II. The great depression is known to many as a time of economic disaster. During this time there was a stock market crash, the money supply plummeted, banks failed, and

During the Great Depression, President Hoover had stood with his philosophy of limited government, which he believed the economy would recover on its own. Hoover would refuse to give handouts or provide financial donations, because he saw this as direct government aid. Instead, Hoover had asked for other American businesses to keep workers employed and continue production, and for all citizens to hold on tight and make it through these hard times by following “rugged individualism.” A term used by Hoover, a belief that all individuals can be successful on their own without much help from government aid. When tax revenues had collapsed because of the poor economy, in response Hoover raised the taxes, which caused more devastation to the economy.

The main difference between Hoover and F. D. Roosevelt was their voices and attitudes while speaking. Hoover knew all the facts, but struggled in the presentation aspect of his job. This would be where Franklin Delano Roosevelt would excel. Alter sums the relationship between the two saying this: “While FDR [sic] knew how to say ‘my friends’ in several different languages and appear to mean it in every tongue, Hoover could seem [sic] as if he were

President Hoover and President Roosevelt both had their own unique ideas about how they should run the government. They both ran things very different and had many clashing ideas. During the Great Depression, Roosevelt believed that he should step up and help the people directly, while Hoover thought it was best to let the economy try to fix itself. Most citizens preferred Roosevelt over Hoover, and had their ways of showing it. They named Shantytowns “Hoovervilles” to express their disgust with him.

With the crash of the stock market, the booming times of the 1920s came to a sad end. The crash and its aftermath revealed major flaws in the American economy. These flaws helped transform a stock market crisis into the Great Depression. Herbert Hoover was the president of the United States at the time of this devastation. Hoover had served in the administrations of both Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge.

During the Great depression, In a time where everybody seemingly had no money, Hoover used a Policy of backbone tax cuts to keep the money in the people’s pockets. He believed in a limited role of the government and thought that federal involvement

He urged many businesses not to lay off workers or cut wages. In 1932 Hoover tried to help banks and industries recover by the establishment of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. All His plans failed as he watched America's Economy spiral down the drain, getting bad reputation, because there was nothing he could do to help; “Just as the shantytowns were named Hoovervilles after him, newspapers became known as "Hoover blankets," pockets of pants turned inside out (to show they were empty) were called "Hoover flags," and broken-down cars pulled by horses were known as "Hoover wagons." (thoughtco.com, Jennifer Rosenberg). In the election of 1932 Hoover stated that the depression was out of his control but people blamed him for the Depression and Franklin Roosevelt was elected.

As unemployment increased and the Great Depression continued, President Hoover called a conference to try and find a solution to the economic crisis. He told business leaders not to lower the wages, but at the same time they did lower the wages which forced their businesses to close down and unemployment to persist. President Hoover also tried to help farmers and the businesses. In the past, the government of President Hoover was known to hold onto people’s money; however; at his urging congress provided resources to help the

The wealth during the 1920s left Americans unprepared for the economic depression they would face in the 1930s. The Great Depression occurred because of overproduction by farmers and factories, consumption of goods decreased, uneven distribution of wealth, and overexpansion of credit. Hoover was president when the depression first began, and he maintained the government’s laissez-faire attitude in the economy. However, after the election of FDR in 1932, his many alphabet soup programs in his first one hundred days in office addressed the nation’s need for change.

 Hoover is often blamed for not doing anything to end the Great Depression, but he actually did try to use the government to create infrastructure projects, thus creating jobs. Like the Hoover Dam and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to try to end the Depression. There are two major differences between their approaches.  One is that President Roosevelt was willing to do more than President Hoover to combat the Great Depression.  Roosevelt was willing to let the government become more involved in the economy.

I do agree with President Hoover decision to increase the federal involvement in general expenditure. His choice, not to involve, the federal government in controlling businesses, manipulating, and forcing fixed prices. President Hoover was decently in love with the value of the capitalism system and contrives all steps close to socialism. His endeavor to financially assist financial institutions was an inspired pick. However, his refusal to boost the public assistance in augmenting the budget was wrong.

The transition between presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt marked the transformation from a weak, to a strong form of government, which became directly involved in the lives of the people. This was primarily caused by the difference in the executive leaders ideologies, where Hoover was more focused on individual responsibility and capitalism, Roosevelt was more concerned with immediate action based on government intervention. Overall, the New Deal sacrificed the amount of personal responsibility that the people had with their own economic security. The power of the federal government was strengthened, but the long-lasting effects based on the social and economic policies was beneficial for the United States. Herbert Hoover began

After this the RFC was created and they Emergency Relief and Construction Act. This later made two blunkers that reduces Hoover's Political standing. Hoover was labeled as uncaring for his citizens by his enemies. Later in 1932 when Franklin D. Roosevelt took over offices he managed to fix Hoovers mistakes

Roosevelt’s idea was almost the exact opposite he believed that it should be the government's responsibility to get the people out of this crisis. Today we are still reaping the benefits of Roosevelt's new deal such as social security act, National Youth Administration and many more that helped us get out of the deepest depression this country has ever