Question

How did president hoover respond to the challenges of the Great Depression?

A. He pains for more soup kitchens to open
B. He signed the smoot-Haley tariff act
C. He loaned government money to farmers
D. He helped relieve food shortages in europe

Answer 1

President Hoover responded to the challenges of the Great Depression B. He signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. On June 17th, 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. During his campaign, he had promised to help farmers by increasing tariffs on import goods. United States tariffs rose to its highest level in 100 years.