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8. Herbert Hoover had a different background from most other presidents. What was Hoover’s background?
9. Historian H.W. Brands said, “If he’d been elected in 1920, Herbert Hoover would have been a great president…It was his misfortune to be the right man at the wrong time.” What did Brands mean by this?
10. Why wouldn’t Hoover help the desperate American people during the Depression?
11. How did Depression-era American view Hoover?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt 21:32-44:10
12. How did Roosevelt’s inaugural address help the nation?
13. Roosevelt’s first step was to shut down and restructure the banks. Most notably, he started insuring the banks. When they reopened, what happened?
14. How did Roosevelt control his public image?
15. FDR was frustrated when the Supreme Court ruled against him. What did he do in response?
16. In spite of all of FDR’s New Deal programs, what was the economy of the 1930s like?
17. What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in the administration?
18. Roosevelt faced an isolationist Congress. Since he knew Congress wouldn’t declare war, what did Roosevelt do?
19. According to historian Michael Flamm, what ended the Great Depression?
20. Roosevelt made a great many changes, especially increasing employees for the war effort. Why did Congress go along with FDR’s plans?
21. What was “one of the great flaws or mistakes” of Roosevelt’s presidency?
22. In what ways did Roosevelt change the American presidency and raise expectations of a president?