DBQ FDR vs. Hoover Was Hoover as conservative as previously thought? Was FDR as Liberal as previously thought?

Doc A Summary- Candidate Hoover, 1928, pre-GD

Candidate Hoover is saying the Government should get somewhat involved to prevent abuses by business and not stand aside (not Laissez-Faire)

Doc A Outside Information

Think of Republicans or groups that wanted government intervention before the Great Depression hit

Document B- Pres Hoover 1930

Government is doing more than ever to create jobs and help the unemployed
Look up numbers in the doc and input into your summary

Document B OI

Think of programs started by Hoover that shows he tried to help

Document C- Pres Hoover 1931

1st Sum-Hoover is willing to commit the federal government to help people
Look up numbers

OR 2nd Sum-He is afraid that too much government aid will jeopardize private donations to charities if people think that government will come to the aid of everyone in need

Doc. C OI

Summary- same as Doc B nd summary- look for 2 ideas where Americans felt that the fortunate should help the less fortunate

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Doc D Political Cartoon 1931

President Hoover is trying to help but is not being effective. Europe has fallen of the waterfall and has failed, while the rest of the America is about to fall off too into failure.

Doc D OI

Look up programs and ideas by Hoover that failed and made things worse/president look bad

Doc E- Candidate FDR, 1932

FDR wants to cut federal spending Looks for a number to support idea

Doc E OI
Define Keynesian Economics

Doc F US Government Finances showing how much the government spends and Debt
Summary #1- 1929-1932- Hoover-

spending goes up (Expend- look at how much) and debt increases in 1932(Look at how much) Summary #2- FDR increases spending from 1933 to 36 (look at how much) but spends 14 billion in 1941 (WHY? WHY not earlier?)

Doc F OI

Think of New Deal programs (what was that money of FDRs being spent on?)

Doc G Pres FDR 1936 Re-election

Defines conservatism as seeking to protect private property and he is using the government (liberal) to protect peoples property (conservative)

Doc G OI Think of purpose of government based on founders ideas Think of how FDR is trying to protect Am property (which New Deal agencies are designed to protect PROPERTY)

DOC H Pres FDR 1937inauguration speech

FDR is a born again liberal and wants the government to now serve as the primary means to solve the nations problems get Americans the aid they need

DOC H OI
Define New Deal List and define alphabet agencies Court Packing? What has changed?

Rough Outline
Need to use 5 DOCS and about 4-6 OI
create 2 columns- Hoover/FDR and list docs (ID if the doc shows them to be conservative or liberal) and OI

Essay could be 2 or 4 paragraphs Begin by focusing on how both Presidents were what you thought THEN, explain how they were not as liberal or conservative as previously thought