What connection does the author draw between government leaders and the Great Depression? A. Despite his many efforts, Hoover was unable to undo the effects of Harding's and Coolidge's deregulation of financial practices. B. Capitalists ignored Harding's and Coolidge's recommendations for regulating the economy so they stopped intervening. C. Hoover was not aware of the debt and greed of capitalists and did not know how to successfully prevent an economic crisis. Even though Hoover predicted that debt would cause difficulties for America's economy, he did not believe it would end America's prosperity. D.