Critically Analyze Hoover's Leadership from 1929 to 1933

Critically analyze Hoover's leadership from 1929 to 1933.

The popular view of him not doing anything to help the Great depression was incorrect, and I outlined the projects and evidence that he did in turn attempt to tackle the Great Depression, but it was too little to late.

During the Great Depression, president Herbert Hoover attempted to reduce the severity of the Great Depression, although he was a little too late. Many believe that Hoover did nothing to help the American economy recover, where as there is evidence he did attempt to tackle the Great depression and restart the economy. He also had congress passed the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, which lowered mortgage rates for homeowners and allowed farmers to refinance their farm loans and avoid foreclosure. Hoover's most ambitious economic measure was Reconstruction Finance Corporation, authorizing to prove emergency financing to banks, life insurance companies, railroads and other large businesses. Herbert Hoover's projects in turn, stopped the Great depression even after his presidency failed, and president Roosevelt took over and continued Hoover's relief of the Great depression.

The Boulder dam also known as the 'Hoover Dam' was built during Hoover's leadership, to create more jobs and tackle unemployment. Because the American public had a huge problem with Hoover during the Great depression because of unemployment and the common belief he was doing nothing to decrease the severity of the depression. And as unemployment rose, Hoover seemed to be the one to blame. The dam also provided irrigation in the hottest, driest area of the United States. People wanting to irrigate low lying plains, known as low desert areas, without suffering from flooding and the battle over water made it obvious to the United States government that the Colorado River was part of the solution. Hoover Dam was the largest federal project of its time, in the 1930s. It was a project that attempted to give more support for Herbert Hoover, and tackle the continuous problem of unemployment under his government. And sway the American public to begin re-supporting Hoover's government and keep him in power during the upcoming election.