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  • From what sort of revisional history textbook did you get that notion? Those were Mellon's ideas, not Hoover's. The general consensus among historians is that Hoover's defeat in the 1932 election was caused primarily by failure to end the Depression, compounded by opposition to Prohibition. The accelerant was the insanity of increasing taxes at a time when taxes should have been reduced. The ensuing conflagration spread across the globe. Smooth-Hawley and the ensuing trade wars only complicated matters. Hoover's other electoral liabilities were his overpowering lack of charisma and his incredibly poor political skills. He was his own worst enemy. Then along came FDR and his collectivist plans which actually PROLONGED the Great Depression. World War II was actually FDR's saving grace, in a matter of speaking. Learn more here ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover#Great_Depression

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