Hebert Hoover and Hoovervilles
- Hoover believed in free enterprise but would introduce many socialist programs during the depression
- Many ramshackle tows on the outskirts of cities where unemployment was rampant - those who bore the brunt of the economic bust
- They were nicknamed: Hoovervilles
"Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves." - Herbert Hoover
How could the recovery process have played out differently if Hoover promoted more left wing policies and ideas?
How could the recovery process have played out differently if Hoover promoted more left wing policies and ideas?