Question

Which statement about the Great Depression would Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt have agreed upon?

A.
America must look to the fascist countries of Europe for answers.

B.
The government must intervene if the country is to recover.

C.
Business leaders, if left on their own, can solve these problems.

D.
It poses a serious threat to America's economy.

Answer 1

A.)"It poses a serious threat to America's economy" is the correct answer. Hoover and Roosevelt would have agreed only on this statement, because of their different views on the matter.

Answer 2

"It poses a serious threat to America's economy" would have been the only statement Hoover and FDR would have agreed on regarding the Great Depression, since both men had vastly different approaches regarding how to end it.