When the stock market crashed in October 1929, the U.S. President was Herbert Hoover. He got the blame for the depression because he was viewed as avoiding the problem. When he tried to disregard the bad economy that made it worse. When he tried to provide public works opportunities with government funding that was seen as doing too little too late.
In the Congressional election of 1930 President Hoover faced a Democratic led Congress that wanted to put the blame for the Great Depression on him. He did not have the support in Congress and he could not act. He was too optimistic about things getting better but they were not improving.
President Hoover was voted out of office in 1932 by a landslide Democratic vote in favor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Alejandra • Feb 3, 2015 at 9:08 am
I dont think it was Hoover fault for the Great Depression it was the Bank fault for letting everyone use credit & buy margin with money they dont have.
R-hernandez • Jan 23, 2015 at 10:52 am
Maybe there was nothing that Hoover could do to prevent the great depression and people just wanted to find someone who to blame and he was the main target, since he was the president.
aaronv067 • Dec 15, 2014 at 11:35 am
Perfectly explained! With this American Immage, I can finally understand president Hoover’s actions in the 1920s. Even though president Hoover didnt prevoke the stock market crash, he didnt stop it either.
GeminiSyndrome • Dec 15, 2014 at 8:41 am
its crazy how something caused by the nation can be blammed on one person, its just silly in my opinion. it was a nation as a whole