The Event That Made Hoover Seem Heartless,probably Costing Him Votes

question 18

Multiple Choice

The event that made Hoover seem heartless,probably costing him votes in the 1932 presidential election,a contest he was likely to lose anyway,was

• A) the miscarriage of justice in the Scottsboro Boys trial.
• B) his order to remove poor WWI veterans who protested in Washington for early payment of bonuses.
• C) his decision to forego direct assistance to suffering citizens.
• D) his refusal to meet with Franklin Roosevelt to debate the issues.
• E) his pressure on Congress to pass the Hawley-Smoot Tariff.