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Was Herbert Hoover A Success Or Failure

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From successful businessman to mining entrepreneur, Herbert Hoover has accomplished many things including becoming the 31st president of the United States of America. Herbert Hoover left his mark on our world in many ways. For example, he is credited for his great work with the Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB) to the naming of our national anthem. (Herbert Hoover). Yet in contrast, blamed for the fall of a nation. In accessing this president from the building of his personal wealth, his service to our country, and leadership during the great depression, will history reveal Herbert Hoover a success or a failure?
Born into a Quaker family in a little town in West Branch, Iowa, Herbert Hoover came from nothing. (Herbert Hoover). His father, …show more content…

(Herbert Hoover). He had risen to be one of the elite with his popularity as the Secretary of Commerce under Warren G. Harding. (Herbert Hoover). He had chosen to run for the presidency in the year 1928. (Herbert Hoover). With his promises of peace and wealth for our country, he won the vote by a landslide with 40 states backing him and a record breaking margin. (Herbert Hoover). He was the first president of the United States of America born west of the Mississippi. (Herbert Hoover). Herbert Hoover declared in his inaugural address, “I have no fears for the future of our country”. (Herbert Hoover). Only a short seven months after he took over the presidency, the United States stock market experienced a large drop in value. (Herbert Hoover). Many banks and businesses failed all over the country which signaled the start of the depression. (Herbert Hoover). Millions of Americans went broke and the unemployment rate rose from 3 percent to 23 percent in a mere 3 years. In these times of crises, Herbert Hoover became a target for the people because of his stern belief that depressions such as this should only be handled by the people and not by government. (Herbert Hoover). With this belief he proceeded to veto many bills that would help Americans out in their struggle to stay afloat. As an end result, Herbert Hoover went from the beloved to the hated. He had been blamed for most all of the depression itself and for this reason the people started naming their makeshift homes after him known as Hoovervilles. (Herbert Hoover). Towards the end of his presidency, he had reached an all-time low of popularity and with FDR winning the 1932 election that would be the end of Hoover’s time as president. (Herbert Hoover). He stated to the press that’s “no one is actually starving” which lead to further unrest in the American people. (The Ordeal of Herbert Hoover). Finally, one of Hoover’s greatest

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