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Which of the following best summarizes Hoover’s initial response to the Great Depression?

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He believed the government should provide jobs for all Americans.
He believed the government should provide jobs for all Americans.

He believed people should have invested more wisely.
He believed people should have invested more wisely.

He believed private charities would meet all the needs of the poor.
He believed private charities would meet all the needs of the poor.

He believed in limited government intervention.

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He believed in limited government intervention.

Hoover favored voluntarism, local/state relief, and private charities rather than large-scale federal jobs programs or direct relief.