Herbert Hoover

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1. What was the first name of Hoover's father? Herbert Milton Clark Jesse

2. From what university did Hoover graduate in 1895? Stanford Oregon Iowa Dartmouth

3. What course did Hoover earn a degree for in college? Geology Philosophy Economics Mathemetics

4. After graduating from college, Hoover found himself in the middle of which conflict? Russo-Japanese War 2nd Boer War Boxer Rebellion Spanish-American War

5. The Hoovers had two sons, Herbert Jr. and Allen. In what city were they both born? Melbourne San Francisco London Washington DC

6. Hoover became well known when he organized relief efforts for what country after World War I? Luxembourg Netherlands Belgium France

7. Hoover held what cabinet post in both the Harding and Coolidge administration? Labor Treasury Commerce Agriculture

8. The Republicans held their 1928 national convention where? Houston Kansas City Chicago San Francisco

9. Who was the Democratic party's nominee for president in 1928? Al Smith James Cox John W. Davis Joseph Robinson

10. During the Hoover administration, the doctrine that established US policy that it would not recognize territorial changes brought on by aggression was named after whom? Hoover Adams Curtis Stimson

11. Due to the Great Depression, at what figure did the Dow Jones bottom out during Hoover's time in office? 5 41 200 126

12. The London Naval Treaty, agreed upon during Hoover's term in 1930, allowed for which nation to increase the size of their navy? Japan Germany Great Britain France

13. The Bonus Army, which Hoover ordered put down in May 1932, was an effort by World War I veterans to immediately claim bonuses that were not due till when? 1935 1939 1945 1942

14. When Hoover's wife Lou died in 1944, where was she buried? Palo Alto, California Washington DC New York City West Branch, Iowa

15. Shortly before Hoover's death, whom did he endorse for president? Richard Nixon Barry Goldwater Nelson Rockefeller Lyndon Johnson