Question

Question
Use the cause and effect table to answer the question.

Cause and Effect of Herbert Hoover’s Response to the Bonus Army Protest
Cause Effect
Herbert Hoover’s response to the Bonus Army camping out in front of the United States Capitol in July 1932 ?
Which effect best completes the table?

(1 point)
Responses

A growing number of Americans mistrusted the military because of its intervention.

A growing number of Americans mistrusted the military because of its intervention.

Hoover’s popularity fell farther, ultimately costing him his reelection.

Hoover’s popularity fell farther, ultimately costing him his reelection.

Hoover took last minute action to salvage his chances of winning the election.

Hoover took last minute action to salvage his chances of winning the election.

Other organizations abandoned their efforts to stage protests in Washington, D.C.

Other organizations abandoned their efforts to stage protests in Washington, D.C.

Answer 1

Hoover’s popularity fell farther, ultimately costing him his reelection.

Explanation: Ordering the Army to forcefully disperse the Bonus Army outraged many Americans and damaged Hoover’s public image, contributing to his defeat in the 1932 election.