{"id":4487,"date":"2022-01-02T15:12:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T15:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/?p=4487"},"modified":"2022-01-02T15:12:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T15:12:29","slug":"herbert-hoover-vs-fdr-economic-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/herbert-hoover-vs-fdr-economic-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Herbert Hoover vs FDR Economic Policies\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hoover\u2019s early career<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Herbert Clark Hoover, America’s 31st president, was a politician and engineer. He held the presidential office from 1929 to 1933, and he belonged to the Republican party. The Onset of the Great Depression welcomed his presidential reign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was preceded by Calvin Coolidge and succeeded by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hoover was the leader of the Commission for Relief in Belgium when it helped people after World War I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was also director of the US Food Administration, which helped people during World War I. He also became Secretary of Commerce when he served under President Harding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
By Library of Congress – http:\/\/teachpol.tcnj.edu\/amer_pol_hist\/thumbnail339.html, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=71911329<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Roosevelt\u2019s career<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until he died in 1945. He got his political inspiration from his fifth cousin, President Theodore Roosevelt. He won election to the New York Senate in 1910 and became an Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He kept on elevating to become the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1920. In 1928, Roosevelt became Governor of New York. He was elected President in November 1932 and got re-elected for his second term in 1936 [Source]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"FDR
By Photograph: Leon A. Perskiedigitization: FDR Presidential Library & Museum – CT 09-109(1), CC BY 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=71911951<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New Deal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Roosevelt is known for his ‘New Deal’ programs aimed at improving the livelihood of Americans. According to Wikipedia, “The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939” [Source]<\/a>. Under this deal, several federal programs and agencies were rolled. These included the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Civil Works Administration, the Farm Security Administration, the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, and the Social Security Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Through such initiatives, FDR wanted to help farmers, the young generation, and the elderly population. The New Deal was an economic program created in response to the Great Depression, which caused financial turmoil in the US. It was based on “3 R’s,” which were outlined as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n