Question

Which statement best describes a difference between Herbert Hoover's and Franklin Roosevelt's political philosophies?

Answer 1

The best option from the list would be that "b. Hoover said the government should not intervene in the economy; Roosevelt used government programs to create jobs," since FDR was the leader of the "New Deal". 

Answer 2

b. Hoover said the government should not intervene in the economy; Roosevelt used government programs to create jobs.

Soon after the American President Herber Hoover took office in 1929, the U.S. stock market crashed and the Great Depression started in the U.S., affecting severely its economy and American families.

Hoover undertook few measures and programs to stimulate the economy, believing that too much federal intervention was a threat to capitalism and individualism and instead, he promoted that it was states and people themselves who had to provide relief to struggling people but it wasn't enough to the problem America was facing.

Unlike Hoover, the following American President Franklin Roosevelt was known for his New Deal programs, a series of measures and projects that aimed to restore public confidence in the banking system, to provide relief to those most in need (the elderly, the poor), to employ millions of Americans, among others. In conclusion, he actively participated in the nation's affairs to overcome the economic crisis.