Question

Which fact would you select to support the statement that "the majority of Americans blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression"? A ) President Hoover carried the New England region in the Election of 1932.

B) Franklin Roosevelt carried forty-two states in the Election of 1932, compared to six states carried by Hoover.
C) President Hoover Hoover expanded civil service coverage of Federal positions, and canceled private oil leases on government lands.
D) Hoover was responsible for the creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to provide government-secured loans to financial institutions, railroads and farmers.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Herbert Clark Hoover He was a convinced Republican militant, who previously served as Secretary of Commerce from 1921 to 1928, during much of Calvin Coolidge's presidency, in which he introduced topics on efficiency in the business community and government support for standardization, efficiency and international trade. He presented himself as a candidate for the US presidential election of 1928, in which he won the Democratic candidate Al Smith with 58.21% of the vote. During his presidential term, his domestic policies were heavily overshadowed by the onset of the Great Depression and he reaped great unpopularity. Hoover ran for a second job in the 1932 US presidential election, but was overwhelmingly defeated by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt. After his defeat, Hoover became a fervent ultraconservative and was absolutely contrary to the progressive policies of Roosevelt's New Deal.

Answer 2

The best option from the list would be that "B) Franklin Roosevelt carried forty-two states in the Election of 1932, compared to six states carried by Hoover," since it was clear that the American people wanted new leadership.