Americans were unhappy with President Hoover during the Great Depression because instead of government assistance to help the economy recover, he believed that: A. the states should take care of their own people. B. individuals, private companies, and charities should do it. C. foreign governments should ald the American people D. the situation was temporary and would correct itself.

B. individuals, private companies, and charities should do it.<br /><br />During the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover believed that the economy would recover on its own without significant government intervention. He emphasized the importance of individualism and self-reliance, and he encouraged private companies and charities to take the lead in providing assistance to those in need. This approach, however, was widely criticized as inadequate and ineffective in addressing the severity of the economic crisis. As a result, many Americans were dissatisfied with Hoover's response and sought more active government intervention to alleviate the hardships of the Depression.