Given the historical context of the land, how is the way robert behaves toward paul surprising?
since robert is white, it’s surprising that he treats paul as his equal.
since robert is white, it’s surprising that he resents paul’s education.
since robert is white, it’s surprising that he is angry paul sleeps at his house.
since robert is white, it’s surprising that he is happy paul’s being sent away.

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.

the congress realized that action had to be.