Hoover Evidence Quiz Study Guide

Andrew Mellon

Secretary of the Treasury during the Hoover Administration (1929 - 1932).

Ogden Mills

Undersecretary of the Treasury (1929 - 1932) and later Secretary of Treasury (1932 - 1933).

Henry Stimson

Secretary of State under Hoover (1929 - 1933).

Charles Curtis

Vice President during the Hoover Administration (1929 - 1933).

David E Hamilton

Historian affiliated with the Miller Center, writes on Hoover.

Glen Jeansome

Author of "The Life of Herbert Hoover:Fighting Quaker 1928 - 1933" (2012).

Charles Rappleye

Investigative journalist and author of "Herbert Hoover in the White House:The Ordeal of the Presidency" (2017).

Kenneth Whyte

Author of "An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times" (2017).

David M Kennedy

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of "Freedom From Fear:The American People in Depression and War, 1929 - 1945" (1999).

Liaquat Ahamed

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Lord of Finance:The Bankers Who Broke the World" (2010).

Hoover Administration

U.S. presidential administration from 1929 to 1933.

Smoot-Hawley Tariff

1930 tariff act that raised duties on imports, worsening the Great Depression.

Economic Anemia

Term describing the economic impact of WW1 on Europe, as noted by David M. Kennedy.

Over-production

Economic issue in the 1920s leading to the Great Depression, affecting both farms and factories.

Federal Reserve Board

Institution that failed to alleviate the Depression by tightening credit.

Gold Standard

Monetary system that contributed to the inflexibility of the international monetary supply during the Great Depression.

Stock Market Crash of October 1929

Significant event that marked the beginning of the Great Depression.

Dust Bowl

Severe drought and dust storms in the Great Plains from 1930 to 1939, exacerbated by poor farming practices.

Herbert Hoover

31st President of the United States, known for his response to the Great Depression.

Volunteerism

Hoover's belief in public-private cooperation to maintain economic growth without government intervention.

Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)

Government agency created in 1932 to provide emergency loans to prevent defaults.

Bonus Army

Group of WW1 veterans who protested in 1932 for early payment of their bonuses, leading to a controversial eviction by Hoover.

Good Neighbor Policy

Hoover's diplomatic initiative aimed at improving relations with South and Central America.

Stimson Doctrine

Policy of non-recognition of territorial changes made by force, notably in relation to Japan's actions in China.