Question

Why did Coolidge refuse aid to the Mississippi flood victims? He did not believe the government should help victims of natural disasters. He did not get the support of Mississippi voters in the 1924 elections. He needed to cut government expenditure to balance the budget. He believed “the chief business of the American people is business.”

Answer 1

The correct answer is Option C) He needed to cut government expenditure to balance the budget.

Coolidge refused aid to the Mississippi flood victims because he wanted to cut government expenditue to balance the budget.

Calvin Coolidge was a United States vice president who became the President after the sudden death of Warren Harding in 1929.

At the time, the country has still immersed in the Great Depression and due to poor finances the government could not help the Mississippi flood victims.

Answer 2

Coolidge refuse aid to the Mississippi flood victims because he needed to cut government expenditure to balance the budget.