Read the following passage about President Hoover's policies.
During his 1932 presidential re-election campaign, Republican President Herbert Hoover spoke out loudly against the New Deal prograr
people through times of
proposed by his opponent, Democratic candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt. He claimed that Roosevelt's attempts to help
poverty and hardship would create an unhealthy dependency on the government. During his time as president, Hoover responded to the Bonus
Army's demand to be paid their bonuses for wartime service early by sending federal troops to attack them and burn their encampments.
Many
believe these were both factors in Hoover's loss of the 1932 election to Roosevelt.
Which conclusion can you draw from this passage about Hoover's attitude toward direct federal aid?
He supported direct federal aid to help big corporations.
B.
He
was against direct federal aid to American citizens.
C.
He supported direct federal aid to
American citizens.
He was against direct federal aid to help big corporations.