Question
President Herbert Hoover was in office when the Great Depression began. Instead of using the government to help people who lost their jobs, he believed in “rugged individualism.” This led to policies that:(1 point)
Responses
Gave out free housing and unemployment
Gave out free housing and unemployment
Built new government agencies to give people food
Built new government agencies to give people food
Encouraged individuals to just work harder and have businesses make jobs
Encouraged individuals to just work harder and have businesses make jobs
Made sure it was the government’s responsibility to fix the economy
Responses
Gave out free housing and unemployment
Gave out free housing and unemployment
Built new government agencies to give people food
Built new government agencies to give people food
Encouraged individuals to just work harder and have businesses make jobs
Encouraged individuals to just work harder and have businesses make jobs
Made sure it was the government’s responsibility to fix the economy
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Encouraged individuals to just work harder and have businesses make jobs.**
President Hoover believed in the idea of "rugged individualism," which emphasized self-reliance and personal responsibility rather than government intervention in economic recovery.
**Encouraged individuals to just work harder and have businesses make jobs.**
President Hoover believed in the idea of "rugged individualism," which emphasized self-reliance and personal responsibility rather than government intervention in economic recovery.