Which of the following sentences best summarizes public opinion of President Hoover in 1932?

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A Most Americans felt that Hoover was doing all he could to improve their situation.

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B. Most Americans believed that Hoover had caused the depression through tariffs.

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C. Most Americans blamed Hoover for their continued poverty, crisis, and distress.

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D. Most Americans supported Hoover's belief in not relying on the government

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Rhett Knox

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11 May, 02:44

Which of the following sentences best summarizes public opinion of President Hoover in 1932?

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A Most Americans felt that Hoover was doing all he could to improve their situation.

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B. Most Americans believed that Hoover had caused the depression through tariffs.

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C. Most Americans blamed Hoover for their continued poverty, crisis, and distress.

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D. Most Americans supported Hoover's belief in not relying on the government

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Marisa Shannon · Answer 1

C. Most Americans blamed Hoover for their continued poverty, crisis, and distress.

Explanation:

Americans were going through rough times, they believed Hoover's view of rugged individualism was the reason they were failing. The fact he didn't wan't recognize that the depression was literally starving people do death caused peoples opinions to sway out of his favor.