However what if Roosevelt never won the election of 1932 and Hoover won instead, if Hoover had not had a strict Laissez Faire policy, and was instead a socialists. History may have been rewritten. When Hoover was president he believed in individualism, but what if he was more of a socialist? If Hoover had decided to create new acts to help the economy through the Great Depression before the end of his last term, Hoover would have never lost the confidence of the American people. In Hoovers first 100 days in office, in 1929, he planned on helping Americans in poverty. To do so Hoover used a philosphy of associatalism, which encouraged individuals of the United States to work together and solve there common economic issues. Hoover hoped the …show more content…
As well as the National Credit Corporation which provided lending agencies that would be able to give banks, on the brink of foreclosure, money that could be used for loans. Herbert Hoover accomplished much during his first term, and with the help of the American people, he won the Election of 1932. Herbert Hoover won against Franklin D. Roosevelt because he was not afraid to take a stand to help the economy when it needed it the most, and Americans looked up to that and believed he would end the Great Depression much faster, since he had already improved the economy so much. Hoover had won both the Democratics some republicans because he was following a loose and strict government in which he would send help throughout society and the economy when needed but also focused on individualism. After the great depression had surpassed Hoover relied remained a capitalist but would fall into a socialist category when America needed
Back in 1932, The Great Depression was ramping up in its early years, the 18th amendment was still in effect, and the presidential elections were underway. The Election of 1932 was between two opponents, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover. Franklin D. Roosevelt was of the Democrat party, while Herbert Hoover was a part of the Republican party. This was a major election due to the country’s destabilized state, and its high unemployment rate needed to be solved. The Election of 1932 let the government have a bigger influence in the daily lives of the people.
Many Americans lost all their money to the stock market when it crashed in 1929. Americans looked to President Hoover to end the depression. Most of Hoover’s policies were not likely to end the Great Depression. For example, President Hoover believed if the government could save business’ like banks, railroads, insurance, etc. that it would stop business collapse.
Hoover was not interested in the affliction caused by the Great Depression. In fact, people’s way of life started deteriorating as they had no support from the government. His inability to face national upcoming crisis was a mistake to the US economy and the way down to massive depression. Hoover marked into law the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which prompted an emotional decrease in global exchange; and also consenting to impose increments on homes, organizations, and checks. His business profession, and individual convictions, made him ill-suited to giveaway effectively with a monetary calamity as desperate as the Great Depression.
Even though Hoover wasn’t re-elected after 1933, his failed attempt at laissez-faire still affected the American people. An example of this is Roosevelt’s attempt at counteracting Hoover’s Rugged individualism. During Roosevelt’s campaign he promised a ‘New Deal’ for the American people, where, especially in comparison to Hoover’s: ‘laissev-faire’, the US government would be more involved with businesses and the country’s citizens. Summed up, the ‘New Deal’ was about doing everything to keep the country from disaster.
Another factor from the Depression that led to the change in politics was the empowerment of minority groups. Minority groups felt as they did not have a voice or any opportunities under the Hoover administration so when Franklin D. Roosevelt first ran and campaigned with the promise of more jobs for minorities, most of the minorities voted in his favor. For example, the election of Franklin D. roosevelt in 1932 landmarked the first election in when African Americans mostly voted for the Democratic and liberal party whereas prior to the Depression, in voting trends, African Americans had usually aligned with the conservative party. The landslide win in FDR’s second election was largely due to this Black support as they wanted the government to connive to encourage job. African Americans also started to
To ensure the people of the United States Hoover said, "We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land. " Hoover became the thirty-first president in 1929, he gained this position with 444 electoral votes. Hoover's election seemed to promise prosperity but within little time the stock market crashed and the United States declined rapidly into depression. Shortly after the big crash Hoover reported that while he would keep the Federal budget in place, he would cut taxes and increase public works
Being the President during that time, Hoover decided to maintain laissez-faire attitude and keep the government out of the economy affairs. But after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s election, government started to get involved into economic affairs and cooperating through the policy called
Hoover President Herbert Hoover didn’t believe that it was the federal government’s role to provide direct relief. Instead he suggested voluntarism, asking corporations to improve working conditions and wages. Lowering income taxes was another idea promoted by Hoover. If people would spend less on taxes, they would invest in stock market and purchase products. Hoover refused against any form of a welfare program.
The wealth during the 1920s left Americans unprepared for the economic depression they would face in the 1930s. The Great Depression occurred because of overproduction by farmers and factories, consumption of goods decreased, uneven distribution of wealth, and overexpansion of credit. Hoover was president when the depression first began, and he maintained the government’s laissez-faire attitude in the economy. However, after the election of FDR in 1932, his many alphabet soup programs in his first one hundred days in office addressed the nation’s need for change.
Hoover is often blamed for not doing anything to end the Great Depression, but he actually did try to use the government to create infrastructure projects, thus creating jobs. Like the Hoover Dam and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to try to end the Depression. There are two major differences between their approaches. One is that President Roosevelt was willing to do more than President Hoover to combat the Great Depression. Roosevelt was willing to let the government become more involved in the economy.
The transition between presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt marked the transformation from a weak, to a strong form of government, which became directly involved in the lives of the people. This was primarily caused by the difference in the executive leaders ideologies, where Hoover was more focused on individual responsibility and capitalism, Roosevelt was more concerned with immediate action based on government intervention. Overall, the New Deal sacrificed the amount of personal responsibility that the people had with their own economic security. The power of the federal government was strengthened, but the long-lasting effects based on the social and economic policies was beneficial for the United States. Herbert Hoover began
Herbert Hoover was our 31st president of the United States of America. He became president right at the start of the great depression. Herbert Hoover had to figure out how to get america back onto its feet again. Herbert Hoover changed how he was going to fight the war against The Great Depression. He called for more Federal Assistance stating that's what they did to win the war and it was what they will do to win the war against the Depression.
The Great Depression left people homeless and without money or jobs, thus when people saw the government call in the army on these people, it seemed as if the government was not on the people’s side. As a result, the press and public condemned Hoover and he became unpopular. In the 1932 election, as Hoover had won four years prior, Franklin D. Roosevelt won by a
However, Hoover helped businesses make safe products and keep accurate data (Israel 97). Lastly, Hoover tried to work with FDR to fix the United States’s banking situation, but
The Great Depression was a time during 1929 to 1939, It was the longest lasting economic disaster. The two presidents in term during this crisis, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover, approached this problem in different ways. Hoover’s idea on this was to have private citizens help each others, while Roosevelt believed the government should take care of its people with social programs. Looking at these ideas in more depth we can infer ways our country should go. Herbert Hoover served as president during 1929 to 1933.