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Hoover and Roosevelt had very different ideas on how the
Depression should be handled. This was almost entirely a result of two
integral differences in their schemas; Hoover was a Republican, and
had basically worked his way through life, while Roosevelt was not
only a Democrat, he had basically been born with the proverbial silver
spoon in his mouth. As one can easily see, in many ways these two are
complete opposites; in fact, if one looks at both their upbringing and
their political affiliation, it seems that Roosevelt's and Hoover's
policies must have been different in a great many ways. Hoover was
brought up in a poor family, and worked almost his entire life. When
he was eight years old, his parents died so he went to live with his
uncle. His uncle worked with him, and later became rich. Hoover had
endured a great many hardships in his life, and knew what it was like
to do without. In fact, Hoover was very poor as a child, although not
necessarily......

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