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How Did Herbert Hoover Blame For The Great Depression

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Many blame Herbert Hoover for the Great Depression, but this is a false statement because he stepped into office at the worst time. He had to immediately formulate new policies that would help the US retreat from the Great Depression. He served one term from 1929 to 1933. One item that made him well known for his presidency were the camps that housed the unemployed and the poor, called Hoovervilles. These “shanty towns” were normally on the outskirts of major cities and towns, so the community was close enough to still walk into town. He signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff into law which was supposed to protect the farmers from foreign competition by placing a tax on imported goods. But, by the time it was passed the farmers despised it along with
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