Hoover's Response to the Great Depression
Directions: Download the Hoover's Response to the Great Depression worksheet and complete the following:
Task #1: Read pages 422-427 in the American Odyssey book located in our classroom. Complete the chart.
Task #2: Read pages 426-427 and write a one paragraph response (minimum 7 sentences) to the following prompt: Who was the Bonus Army and why did Hoover’s handling of the Bonus Army help to insure his defeat in the 1932 election?
Task #3: Read 5 Myths about the Great Depression. The author of this editorial is, at times, critical of Hoover’s handling of the Great Depression. Your task is to find 5 actions taken by Hoover that worsened the Great Depression (according to the author). List the action taken by Hoover, and how that action may have worsened the Great Depression.
Task #1: Read pages 422-427 in the American Odyssey book located in our classroom. Complete the chart.
Task #2: Read pages 426-427 and write a one paragraph response (minimum 7 sentences) to the following prompt: Who was the Bonus Army and why did Hoover’s handling of the Bonus Army help to insure his defeat in the 1932 election?
Task #3: Read 5 Myths about the Great Depression. The author of this editorial is, at times, critical of Hoover’s handling of the Great Depression. Your task is to find 5 actions taken by Hoover that worsened the Great Depression (according to the author). List the action taken by Hoover, and how that action may have worsened the Great Depression.
