Question

select the correct answer choice.

1. how did americans express their dissatisfaction for the way hoover handled the great depression?

a they attached his name to negative symbols.
b. they voted for republicans in the 1930 election.
c. they refused to work on the boulder dam project.
d. they demanded that the government bail them out.

1. how did hoover try to help people with their homes and farms during his administration?

a. he encouraged the formation of the bonus army.
b. he signed into law the federal home loan bank act.
c. he proposed the reconstruction finance corporation.
d. he vetoed the patman bill after congress had passed it.

1. what did the bonus army hope to gain by assembling near the capitol?

a. their veteran’s benefits.
b. higher wages from employers.
c. food and shelter in a shantytown.
d. publicity for the communist party.

Explanation:

1. During the Great Depression, Americans expressed anger at Hoover by naming homeless encampments "Hoovervilles" and attaching his name to other negative symbols; they rejected Republicans in 1930, worked on Boulder Dam, and widespread demands for government bailouts were not the primary early expression of dissatisfaction.
2. The Federal Home Loan Bank Act, signed by Hoover, was designed to help people keep their homes by supporting mortgage lenders; the Bonus Army was not encouraged by him, the RFC focused on businesses, and he vetoed the Patman Bill which would have given immediate bonuses to veterans, not help with homes/farms.
3. The Bonus Army was made up of World War I veterans who gathered to demand early payment of their promised veteran benefits (a "bonus") that was not scheduled to be paid until 1945.

Answer:

1. A. They attached his name to negative symbols.
2. B. He signed into law the Federal Home Loan Bank Act.
3. A. Their veteran's benefits.