Herbert Hoover and Hoovervilles
- Herbert Hoover came into power at the worst possible time
- He believed in Free Enterprise (Laissez-faire) for the economy
- He believed that the strongest survive
- So when all the businesses were going under Hoover said to deal with it themselves
- In the end he gets blamed because he don’t do anything
- He is seen like a poor President and gets blamed for Hooverville’s
- He is the replaced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 election
- He believed in Free Enterprise (Laissez-faire) for the economy
- He believed that the strongest survive
- So when all the businesses were going under Hoover said to deal with it themselves
- In the end he gets blamed because he don’t do anything
- He is seen like a poor President and gets blamed for Hooverville’s
- He is the replaced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 election
Summary
Hoover came to presidency as the Stock Market collapsed, his failure to help the nation recover has ensured that he is always remembered as a bad president.