President Herbert Hoover: The Blaming Of The Great Depression

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The Great Depression Before the Great Depression, there were traditions that people had of dancing, smoking and other things that symbolized the Jazz Age. The normal American was busy buying cars and household appliances, and investing in the stock market where people can make a lot of money. Although businesses had made huge amounts of money, the average worker’s pay had only increased slightly. President Herbert Hoover, underestimating the Great Depression, seemed to try to ignore it and hoped things would get better by assuring Americans that it would be over by a month. Hoover met with business executives who preferred to lay off workers. Hoover, Blamed for the Great Depression, was hated by many people. Roosevelt

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