Compare And Contrast Fdr And Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the U.S. from 1929-1933. Franklin Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the U.S. from 1933-1945. Policies of Hoover’s administration included The Norris-La Guardia Act and The Emergency Relief and Construction Act. Some policies of Roosevelt’s were the New Deal and the Lend Lease Policy. During Herbert Hoover’s presidency was the beginning of the worst economic fall in the history of the United States, “The Great Depression”. When Roosevelt took office, the depression was in its full swing and millions of people were unemployed. The comparison between Herbert Clark Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt has its similarities and differences.
Hoover was elected in 1928 and inaugurated in 1929. His presidency
One out of every four men were unemployed. At the time there was not a federal or state programs to help the people in need. Homeless families would move to bigger cities to abandoned places and fixed up makeshift homes. These little places with many homeless would be called “Hoovervilles.” Thousands of business enterprises were going out of business, mortgages on homes and farms were being foreclosed, banks and stock brokerage firms had been ruined (1932 F.D.R Vs. Herbert Hoover 1). To make things worse during the economic fall, there had been a drought in agriculture in the Midwest, putting even more pressure on the farming economy. The country during Hoover’s presidency really expressed individualism as it was one of his main philosophies. After being beaten by Roosevelt in the 1932 election, Hoover became a critic
He also created the Lend Lease policy. This policy allowed Great Britain to borrow U.S. goods and supplies to fight Germany. Roosevelt also led the United States through World War II. The U.S. did not enter the conflict until Japan, a German ally, bombed the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 (Elkins 2). The U.S. would not have entered WWII if this action would not of happened. The U.S. was isolationists at the time at had no intent of entering the war. The New Deal was the major policy that was enforced under the Roosevelt administration. The New Deal allowed the government to interfere with private businesses (Bardhan-Quallan 75). He created child labor laws. Roosevelt addressed the American people through a series of “fireside chats.” He spoke to millions of Americans about the banking crisis. To fix it, he ordered the Emergency Banking Act. There was about thirty chats. They would last anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes.
Around thirteen million people were unemployed when Roosevelt took office. The New Deal set up agencies to employ young men , assist business and labor, subsidize home and farm mortgages, and help the unemployed (Elkins 1). Agencies such as the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps.), NRA (National Recovery Agency), and the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration). He created the Works Progress Administration, which created 8.5 million jobs during