Question 1 One way that President Hoover’s actions in dealing with the Great Depression were different from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s actions was that Answer Hoover opposed direct financial assistance from the federal government to individuals Hoover did not attempt to alleviate the economic hardships faced by millions during the Great Depression Hoover’s “Fireside Chats” were an effective way he communicated his actions to the public quickly and clearly Hoover used the economic philosophy of deficit spending to aid Americans during the early years of the Depression