Why did Americans turn to the federal government for aid after the first year or so of the Depression? Americans held the govern
ment responsible for the Depression. Private charities could not meet the huge demand for relief. Americans were too proud to accept charity from local organizations. Hoover promised to deliver federal aid to help end the Depression.
The Great Depression was maybe the most devastating economical periods in the 20th century for the United States. After the stock market crash of 1920 the effects were widely felt. The people blamed the United States government for the crisis and they expected them to interfere and fix it. <span /> <span />
