Hoover's response to the Great Depression was the Smoot-Hawley tariff which rose tariffs on over 20,000 products. This measure led to retaliation from foreign countries especially from Europe and they rose their own tariffs on their American imports, the American economy was hit back and it explains why Hoover's policy failed.
Hoover was nicknamed "Do nothing" by the Democrats, they blamed him for sticking to Laissez faire economics, but this accusation was wrong as he pushed for more state intervention which eventually failed.
American ships became targets of attack by 1917 because Americans continued to trade with the warring nations.
At that time, the american vowed that we adopt a non-interventionist policy during the war time. But when we continue to trade with warring nations, other nations viewed it as we supplying materials and supplies to one of the nations that involved in the war. This is why american ships became targets of attack.
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<span>A. French settlers were on friendly terms with Native Americans and they relied on them to provide furs
They needed fur and leather for trading and they worked together with the natives since the natives were excellent hunters and knew the land. So they would give them things like weapons or clothes, and in return they'd get fur and things like that from them.</span>
