Herbert Hoover: "American System" Speech, 1928

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1. What is the American System?
2. What changes were necessary during the Great War?
3. What is the tendency of government after a war?
4. What does it mean for the government to be "an umpire instead of a player"?
5. What would the government propose as a solution to Prohibition?
6. How would the government propose to help with agriculture?
7. What consequences of increased involvement of government in business does Hoover fear? Give at least five.