President Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the united states of America and he came into power when the economy of the US was in great depression.
He came up with different measures to stimulate the economy but his response to the issues of that time was largely constrained by his conservative political views.
He simply believed that there should be limited role for the government and was hugely concerned that when the government gets involved so much, it could serve as a threat to capitalism and individualism.
The Hammurabi's code is a great achievement for the Babylonian culture because it was the first type of official law and can be seen as a precursor to today's legislature.