Why was oklahoma’s economy so devastated by the great depression? a. because the federal government imposed higher tariffs on oklahoma goods b. because the agricultural and oil industries were the hardest hit by overproduction c. because bank seizures damaged the state’s income distribution system d. because state legislators refused to accept federal aid

roosevelt essentially took the opposite approach as hoover in taking on the great depression. herbert hoover thought that america and its economy could naturally recover from the depression in due course, so he adamantly restrained the federal government from intervening on behalf of the people affected. on the other hand, roosevelt dramatically increased employment by expanding the federal government and establishing agencies that would aid in relieving some of the country's worst problems.