Question

What effect did Herbert Hoover's beliefs about government have on the American economy?

They motivated Hoover to try to persuade Congress to act, but he could not get them to respond.
They deepened the Depression because the government did not intervene.
They caused the government to respond ineffectively to the Great Depression.
They caused Hoover to veto legislation that would have avoided the worst problems of the Depression.

Answer 1

B) They deepened the Depression because the government did not intervene.