Read the first paragraph of the article “Herbert Hoover: Impact and Legacy” by David E. Hamilton. Then answer the question. For many years, both scholars and the American public held Hoover in extremely low esteem, blaming him for the Great Depression and criticizing his efforts to solve the crisis. Beginning in the 1970s, however, Hoover's reputation began to recover. Historians pointed out that Hoover's embrace of voluntarism, his faith in social science expertise, and his encouragement of cooperation between and among different segments of the American economic order was rooted not in heartless and reactionary conservatism but in the progressive social thought of his time. Hoover hewed to these approaches during his presidency, especially with commissions like the White House Conference on Health and the Protection of Children and the President's Committee on Recent Social Trends. Which of the following statements best expresses the thesis of “Herbert Hoover: Impact and Legacy”?
Hoover was a cold and unfeeling president who refused to aid the public. Hoover was a cold and unfeeling president who refused to aid the public. Hoover's accomplishments, namely his views on social movements and progressivism, were overshadowed by the crisis of the Great Depression. Hoover's accomplishments, namely his views on social movements and progressivism, were overshadowed by the crisis of the Great Depression. Hoover believed in the power of volunteerism and the power of the individual. Hoover believed in the power of volunteerism and the power of the individual. Hoover thought that government spending could ease the pain of the Great Depression.
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Hoover's accomplishments, namely his views on social movements and progressivism, were overshadowed by the crisis of the Great Depression.
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