Which of the following statements best summarizes President Herbert Hoover's views on
Federal action during the Great Depression?
A)It was the federal government's responsibility to alleviate the misery caused by the depression and Congress should finance public-works projects to put people back to work.
B)The federal government was directly responsible for causing the Great Depression and should,therefore,pay reparations to state governments.
C)State governments were directly responsible for causing the Great Depression and should,therefore,pay reparations to the federal government.
D)The federal government could do little to alleviate the misery caused by the depression,and state and local governments should be responsible for responding to the crisis.

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President Herbert Hoover believed in the idea of rugged individualism and self-reliance, and he thought that the federal government's role during the Great Depression should be limited. He believed that the economy would recover on its own and that state and local governments should take the lead in responding to the crisis. Therefore, he thought that the federal government could do little to alleviate the misery caused by the depression.

Which of the Following Statements Best Summarizes President Herbert Hoover's