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What earned Herbert Hoover the nickname “the Great Humanitarian”?

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Hoover’s Commission for Relief in Belgium, and his later American Relief Commission, helped ensure the recovery and reconstruction of war-ravaged nations across the European continent, earning Hoover the nickname “The Great Humanitarian.”
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He authorized laws that helped farmers regain control of commodity prices" is the best answer from the list, but it should be noted he was not that well-liked.
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