Early on, many economists thought the best way to battle the Depression was to _______

a. suspend the income tax

b. offer cash handouts

c. let the economy fix itself

d.experiment with socialism

One Hoover-initiated project that provided many jobs and aided California's growing agricultural economy was construction of the _____

a. Boulder Dam

b. Brooklyn Bridge

c. Erie Canal

d. transcontinental railroad

Herbert Hoover believed that most of the help for the needy should come from ____

a. charities

b. corporations

c. government

d. family and relatives