Answer:
He took protectionist measures
Explanation:
Hoover was nicknamed "do nothing" by the Democrats, it is not true that he did not try to solve the crisis but he definitely failed to solve it. He defended the Smoot-Hawley tariff which made the situation much worse.
B.......since he was the head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster.
It would be A.) The transatlantic cable was not functional at that time.