Hoover, the RFC, and the Bonus Army
CLEP History of the United States II, Chapter 9 Hoover was an activist constrained by his governing theory Herbert Hoover had used voluntary coordination energetically as commerce secretary. As president, he rejected both pure inaction and routine federal cash relief to individuals. He believed businesses, states, localities, and charities should act first, with Washington supporting […]
The Dust Bowl and the Environment of Crisis
CLEP History of the United States II, Chapter 9 The Dust Bowl joined drought to land use Severe drought struck the Great Plains during the 1930s. Drought alone did not determine the scale of erosion. Farmers had plowed native grasslands during years of high wheat prices and favorable rainfall, leaving loose topsoil exposed when crops […]
