Mr. Pettit Modern America THE GREAT DEPRESSION: HOOVER’S RESPONSE Define the key terms throughout pages 720-724. “Rugged Individualism” Government Aid/bailout definition: definition: Localism: Reconstruction Finance Corporation: QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Trickle-down economics: Hoover Dam: People felt Hoover was not doing enough. One of the end results that led to his downfall was The Bonus Army: