Praxis II Citizenship

Answer: A - Herbert Hoover encouraged private charities to aid the out-of-work and displaced during the Great Depression. He was a fiscal conservative, and, for the most part, he did not believe in government intervention during economic crises. Though he took some measures to relieve the collective hardship, he completely failed to recognize the severity of the Depression and properly address it. To his credit, Hoover was a self-made millionaire and devoted philanthropist before and after his presidency. And he genuinely believed that private charities should be capable of alleviating much of the public’s burden because he had personally funded significant charitable endeavors throughout his adult life. His failing was simply in comprehending that the Depression was so severe that it defied standard economic practices.