When faced with the stock market crash and the start of the Depression,
Hoover supported
(A) government defi cit spending to help bring relief
(B) lowering tariff s to revive international trade
(C) creating federal relief programs for the average worker
(D) encouraging voluntary reforms within private businesses
(E) declaring a bank holiday to stabilize the market
When faced with the stock market crash and the start of the Depression, Hoover supported "(D) encouraging voluntary reforms within private businesses," since Hoover was generally opposed to government intervention in the economy.