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[阅读小分队] 揽瓜阁阅读做题小分队 第70天 胡佛在大萧条时期的作为

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As Americans suffered through the first two years of the Great Depression, they attempted to analyze the cause of their troubles and to suggest cures. The fact was, however, that potent remedies appeared to require a radically different approach to public finance and a revolutionary concept of the role of federal government in the time of economic crisis. Herbert Hoover had been elected to office on a platform promising safe, conservative economic programs. It was almost asking too much of him to come up with the imaginative, even radical, leadership that seemed needed to deal with the crisis.

It’s erroneous to think that Hoover did nothing to combat the depression, as some Democrats later tried to make people believe. It’s also fallacious to blame Hoover himself for the depression - in the same way that it is fallacious to dump the responsibility for World Wars I and II into the laps of Wilson and Roosevelt. In any event, Hoover, within the limits of economic orthodoxy and perhaps somewhat beyond, did attempt to restore equilibrium during the depression. Perhaps his sharpest break with tradition was the establishment of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in January, 1932.

The idea behind the RFC was that the Corporation, capitalized to the tune of a half-billion dollars by the federal government, would make loans to railroads, banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions in distress. There seems to be little question that for a short time the RFC, by feeding money in at the top, staved off many bankruptcies and prevented more serious losses than otherwise would have occurred. However, by the fall of 1932, this was no longer the case as banks again were tightening credit, deflation ground on - and it was seen that the assistance had been only a passing stimulant. Whatever its value to the economy, many people weren’t happy with the RFC, saying that it helped only the large and powerful. This criticism wasn’t entirely valid after mid-1932, for at that time Hoover pushed through legislation authorizing the RFC to lend $1.8 billion to states, cities, and other government agencies for self liquidating public projects and for direct relief. Even though little evidence existed, the idea persisted in many minds that the RFC was impersonal, and that it cared more about bankers and railroad owners than common folk. Even today, historians continue to debate the role of the RFC in easing the Great Depression and helping everyday people.


1. The author would most likely agree with all of the following except:
(A) A more radical leader than Hoover was needed to properly combat the Great Depression
(B) Leaders should not be automatically blamed for problems during their tenure
(C) The RFC unfairly favored large and powerful institutions.
(D) At least for a short time, the RFC had some positive effect on the economy.
(E) The impact of Hoover’s policies on the Great Depression remain controversial.


2. Which of the following can you logically infer from the passage?
(A) In 1932, the RFC gave more money to states, cities and governmental agencies that it did to financial institutions and railroads.
(B) Credit tightening by financial institutions is a contributing factor to bankruptcy.
(C) The RFC was conceived within the limits of economic orthodoxy.
(D) After mid-1932 railroads received no more assistance from the RFC
(E) The Great Depression would have been much more severe without the implementation of the RFC.


3. Which of the following is the primary purpose of the passage above?
(A) To criticize an important program implemented during the Great Depression
(B) To argue that Herbert Hoover could have done more during the Great Depression
(C) To highlight an unexpected program of Herbert Hoover during the Great Depression
(D) To summarize the implications of a policy that Herbert Hoover instituted during the Great Depression
(E) To analyze Herbert Hover’s legacy during the Great Depression


4. The author most probably believes which of the following about Herbert Hoover’s policies during the Great Depression:
(A) They were a complete failure
(B) They were helpful in leading the U.S. out of the depression
(C) They were better than is generally believed
(D) They did not directly benefit the “common folk”
(E) They were poorly received by all Democrats


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33#
发表于 2023-8-21 11:42:04 发自手机 Web 版 | 只看该作者
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主旨题的highlight,implication理解有误
32#
发表于 2023-8-21 11:20:20 | 只看该作者
美国大萧条头两年,他们试图分析合拯救。但是看起来政府需要出一个针对金融更为极端,甚至是革命性的方案。h的措施更安全,保守。让他出这样的方案,就想多了。

但是h也不是什么都没做。也不应该指责他引起了大萧条。就如一战和二战不应归咎于XXX一样。H 确实搞了一些正统范围内的求平衡措施,比如1932年一月出台的RFC。

RFC 就是给铁路 银行 保险公司和其它金融机构注资。效果是短期内避免了大规模破产。
然而到了秋天时,银行们又缩紧贷款,通货紧缩来了。RFC的效果似乎已经过去了。老百姓不满意,认为RFC只帮助了大富豪。

32年中之后,h把RFC推向国家,城市,和其它政府机构,以激活公众项目。但是很多人还是认为RFC不近人情,更关心铁路银行等巨头,而不管老百姓。但是至今,历史学家对RFC在大萧条中的作用还有争议。
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