By: Mikaela King The Role of Herbert Hoover
Before Presidency
Orphaned Herbert Born August 10, 1874 in West Branch Iowa Father died from heart disease when he was 6 Mother died from pneumonia when he was 9 Moved to Oregon to his maternal aunt and uncle Heavily quaker Impacted his style Made him slightly stand out during presidency
At Stanford Studied Geology at Stanford University in California Became a mining engineer Became internationally known for his gold and coal findings in China and Australia Accumulated a small fortune Personal net worth by 1914 was 4 Million
Rise to Presidency
The Boxer Rebellion The Society of the Rightous and Harmonous Firsts (Boxers) attacked chinese christians and forigners Herbert Hoover helped rescue captured foreigners
Commission for Relief in Belgium Because France was allied with Russia, Germany declared war on France Germany took over Belgium to get to France Britain declared war on Germany because of alliance with Belgium Set up a blockade to starve German soldiers Starved 7 million Belgian people instead
Commission for Relief in Belgium Herbert Hoover started the Commission for Relief in Belgium The US was still neutral in the war Hoover was considered a negotiator with all countries to aid Belgium First ship brought 1018 tons of wheat rice beans and peas for Belgium Coordinated with Belgian officials to ensure all the food was given to starving citizens
Commission for Relief in Belgium 3 billion dollars were spent sending food Loans were taken out from Belgians and French people Abandoned during the Great Depression
US Food Administrator With seeing these efforts Woodrow Wilson appointed Hoover as the US Food Administrator Widely supported for Wheatless and meatless days to send most of those goods to American soldiers Exports also went to other famished countries Hooverize To save food
Post WW I Went to Europe to startup the American Relief Association Served as an adviser with Wilson which drafted the Versailles treaty Aided Germany and Austria in 1919 despite war disputes Twenty million people are starving. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed. - Hoover in concerns to Russian relief
Secretary of Commerce 1920 Hoover tried to run for president but was blocked Instead remained as the secretary of Commerce Unified 100 different organizations and put them all under the same regulations In hope to reduce waste in the American system
Mississippi Flood Used his governmental position to aid the Mississippi victims Broadcasted through the radio to ask for american donations Sent out ships with goods directly to the people Assembled tent cities for refugees Went to actual site to inspect the situation
The Presidency
1928 Election Alfred E. Smith Democrat Catholic Anti-Prohibition Governor of New York Herbert Hoover Republican Neutral toward Prohibition Secretary of Commerce Known Humanitarian
The Results
Inauguration http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/ yt/watch?v=wkj7b3wooam
Republican Laissez-Faire Beliefs Laissez-Faire Economics Hands off approach Hoover was against regulating business Let things play out as a free market system Competition would come and increase the value of products Supported the gold standard
Post Crash Maintained beliefs Figured Pro-business Policies would counter the depression Let businesses have free reign on their policies Little regulation Cut taxes for the wealthy Hurt economic growth Proposed Volunteerism to provide relief Where the government would team up with the public
Deep Depression Aware of failing policies Signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act which raised tariffs on over 20,000 goods Decreased trade Refused to go into a welfare program
Unpopularity
Unpopularity Bonus army Band of unemployed WW1 veterans who were in need of their promised bonuses Camped outside the capital Were attacked by current military Hoover failed to respond to this dispute Citizens began to think he was the one who ordered the attack
The Many Hooverisms Hoover Hog Hoover Blanket Hoovervilles Hoover Car Hoover Shoes
OPCVL
OPCVL Origin: newspaper from Iowa City, Iowa which was published on November 4th, 1927 Purpose: to inform the public on who won the 1928 election Smith Concedes Defeat; Landslide Buries His Hopes Value: The newspaper demonstrates the excitement citizens from Iowa had toward his future presidency HOOVER WINS! Limitation: Style could just be there to sell the newspaper [Hoover face on the name HOOVER ]
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