What did herbert hoover initially believe about the federal government's role in the great depression?
a. the federal government should spend massive amounts of money to get the economy back on its feet.
b. the federal government could not and should not solve the economic crisis.
c. the federal government should bail out the banks and brokerage firms on wall street in order to main street.
d. the federal government could and should give handouts to the unemployed so they can stay afloat during the depression.

The correct answer is B) the Federal government could not and should not solve the economic crisis.

Hebert Hoover initially believed about the Federal government’s role in the Great Depression that the Federal government could not and should not solve the economic crisis.

Hebert Hoover believed in non-interventionism. He considered that the government should not intervene in the economic issues of the country. Some enemies of Hoover called him “Mr. Do nothing” because he did not want to act on swiftly. The Great Depression started when the stock market crashed on October 24, 1929, and many people lost their jobs, as well as many businesses had to close.  

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