Question

6. How did Hoover expect social services to be provided to poor Americans? A. Hoover pushed for unemployment laws on a federal level. B. Hoover felt that helping the poor would make them weak and they shouldn't be helped. C. Hoover hoped private charities would take care of the needs of poor Americans. D. Hoover hoped government would take care of the needs of poor Americans.

Answer 1

The main way in which Hoover expected social services to be provided to poor Americans was that he "hoped private charities would take care of the needs of poor Americans," since he was very much against government intervention in the economy, unlike his successor FDR. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. Hoover hoped private charities would take care of the needs of poor Americans

Hoover believed that the economy would fix itself through voluntary participation of the people in the economy. He didn't think that the government should be involved in the market in any way and it's why he lost the elections. He couldn't understand how big of a problem the depression actually was while FDR was capable of solving the issues.