Why did President Hoover tell Americans to tighten their belts and work harder to recover from the Great Depression?

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He wanted to encourage Americans to use the services provided at private relief agencies.

He wanted to encourage Americans to use the services provided at private relief agencies.

He predicted that the stock market was in for a long decline, but workers would survive.

He predicted that the stock market was in for a long decline, but workers would survive.

He believed in rugged individualism, in which individuals were responsible for their own success.

He believed in rugged individualism, in which individuals were responsible for their own success.

He thought that most Americans were not working hard enough, which contributed to the Depression.

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He believed in rugged individualism, in which individuals were responsible for their own success.