The Causes of the Great Depression - Page 4 - Political Forum

iTaliAN_ICe · #31 (**permalink**) 05-08-2008, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Troianii

I actually found in my research a little known fact, that Hoover implemented pretty much everything in the New Deal. A Campaigner for FDR later said that he knew the proposals were really Hoover's, but they didn't want to say that - they had turned public criticism on Hoover enough to win the election.

Not really. Some of the policies he implemented near the end of his presidency were remarkably similar to certain components of the New Deal, but the New Deal was much more comprehensive and drastic. While Hoover's policies worsened the depression, Roosevelt's began to lift us out of it.

iTaliAN_ICe · #32 (**permalink**) 05-08-2008, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by AzTeK

It is without any doubt that the government and the new deal at the very least contributed to the great depression and specially its prolongation.

Hoover's government certainly contributed to it, but the New Deal helped more than it hurt.

Kazikli Bey · #33 (**permalink**) 05-08-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Troianii

I actually found in my research a little known fact, that Hoover implemented pretty much everything in the New Deal. A Campaigner for FDR later said that he knew the proposals were really Hoover's, but they didn't want to say that - they had turned public criticism on Hoover enough to win the election.

Hoover had some similar policies towards the end but he did so tring not to break out of his Laissez Faire beliefs. Hoover dam is one instance where he tried but he did not do enough.