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This article states that it was Herbert Hoover's use of Keynesian economics that caused the Great Depression, but according to the article in this encyclopedia about Herbert Hoover, he did everything he could to stop the depression.  Which article is correct? --[[User:Dfrischknecht|Dfrischknecht]] 13:59, 16 September 2010 (EDT)

This article states that it was Herbert Hoover's use of Keynesian economics that caused the Great Depression, but according to the article in this encyclopedia about Herbert Hoover, he did everything he could to stop the depression.  Which article is correct? --[[User:Dfrischknecht|Dfrischknecht]] 13:59, 16 September 2010 (EDT)

Neither. Herbert Hoover implemented some programs to stop the Great Depression, but most of them were extremely ineffective and all of them were liberal- for example, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act is one of the reasons the Great Depression lasted as long is it did and nearly destroyed the US manufacturing base (due to retaliatory tariffs). However, it was FDR who implemented Keynsian ideas, not Hoover, and they were nearly as bad as Hoover's programs; however, the start of WWII brought America out of the Great Depression. I'll change the article appropriately.--[[User:WillS|WillS]] 00:25, 24 September 2010 (EDT)

:Neither. Herbert Hoover implemented some programs to stop the Great Depression, but most of them were extremely ineffective and all of them were liberal- for example, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act is one of the reasons the Great Depression lasted as long is it did and nearly destroyed the US manufacturing base (due to retaliatory tariffs). However, it was FDR who implemented Keynsian ideas, not Hoover, and they were nearly as bad as Hoover's programs; however, the start of WWII brought America out of the Great Depression. I'll change the article appropriately.--[[User:WillS|WillS]] 00:25, 24 September 2010 (EDT)

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