Explain why Herbert Hoover took no effective action to contain the economic depression
which followed the Great Crash.

Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States. He served one term, from 1929 to 1933.

Before becoming president, Hoover directed relief efforts to supply war-torn Europe and Russia during and after the First World War.

After the 1929 stock market crash, the Hoover administration attempted to mitigate the negative effects of the Great Depression but was unable to significantly improve the economy.