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Mr. Beat
The Terrible President Who Saved Millions of Lives
Mr. Beat tells the story of Herbert Hoover, a horrible President partially blamed for the Great Depression, but also a really great guy who was directly responsible for feeding millions of people.
Professor Dave Explains
Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression Begins (1929 - 1933)
Herbert Hoover's name may be best remembered for the Hoover Dam, but his presidency will always be remembered as the start of the Great Depression. The 1930s would be an extremely difficult decade, so let's jump into this time period now.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Bonus Army: An American Epic Webcast
Watch this webcast from the Library of Congress of a book talk by Paul Dickson and Thomas Allen about the Bonus Army, the World War I veterans who demanded the bonus promised to them after World War I. [54:51]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom to Assemble Pt. 5: Suppression of Speech in the Us
There have been times in American history when the government has tried to suppress opposition, for example, under Herbert Hoover's administration with the incident of the Bonus Army protest in 1932.