The Great Depression was the most horrible crash in the United States economy and the United States overcame it. Many obstacles were thrown at the United States making the Great Depression even worse and the citizens had to deal with it themselves. President Herbert Hoover was to blame for not helping people in the Great Depression and for it lasting as long as it did.
It is obvious that President Herbert Hoover was not a good president. The stock market crashed less than eight months into his presidency, leading to the horrible week including Black Tuesday. “This is a passing incident in our national lives,” President Hoover said to his country after refusing to involve the government with helping the Great Depression. President Franklin …show more content…
By President Hoover not being concerned about it many people lost their jobs. By 1932 over thirteen million people lost their jobs, homes, and could not provide for their family. During this crisis, businesses were not being very fair either, and between 1929 and 1932 incomes on average were reduced by forty percent, or cut in half (“Causes of the Great…”). Also, many people died because of the Great Depression. Citizens would kill themselves after losing everything, because not being able to provide for their family made them feel like failures. Thinking their life was all for nothing, and having all of their savings that they had earned throughout years of work was completely gone. Hotel clerks would ask people daily, “Do you want a hotel for sleeping, or for jumping?” (Amadeo). There is only so many times citizens come in with no luggage, and never come back out. This occurred the most in the city of New York because of the high rise buildings people would jump off of them (Amadeo). President Hoover either did not care about this, or he simply did not realize the severity of the situation. How can the president not realize his own nation is greatly
It is obvious that President Herbert Hoover was not a good president. The stock market crashed less than eight months into his presidency, leading to the horrible week including Black Tuesday. “This is a passing incident in our national lives,” President Hoover said to his country after refusing to involve the government with helping the Great Depression. President Franklin …show more content…
By President Hoover not being concerned about it many people lost their jobs. By 1932 over thirteen million people lost their jobs, homes, and could not provide for their family. During this crisis, businesses were not being very fair either, and between 1929 and 1932 incomes on average were reduced by forty percent, or cut in half (“Causes of the Great…”). Also, many people died because of the Great Depression. Citizens would kill themselves after losing everything, because not being able to provide for their family made them feel like failures. Thinking their life was all for nothing, and having all of their savings that they had earned throughout years of work was completely gone. Hotel clerks would ask people daily, “Do you want a hotel for sleeping, or for jumping?” (Amadeo). There is only so many times citizens come in with no luggage, and never come back out. This occurred the most in the city of New York because of the high rise buildings people would jump off of them (Amadeo). President Hoover either did not care about this, or he simply did not realize the severity of the situation. How can the president not realize his own nation is greatly