Hoover helped save millions from starvation after two world wars

When World War I started, the Hoover family was residing in London. Hoover subsequently reflected on how the conflict in Europe affected his life, saying, "I did not understand it at the time, but on August 3, 1914, my engineering career was gone for good. I was on the slick path of public life". After becoming Chairman of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, which raised millions of dollars and provided food, medicine, and supplies for more than 9 million Belgian and French citizens after Germany invaded, he arranged the evacuation of 120,000 Americans trapped in war-torn Europe in six weeks, which is one of the interesting facts about Herbert Hoover.

To assist save the American resources required for the war effort, President Woodrow Wilson selected Hoover to lead the U.S. Food Administration in 1917. He became well-known because of the verb "Hooverize" which Americans use to denote limiting consumer items. After the war ended in 1918, Wilson appointed Hoover to lead the American Relief Administration, and with his assistance, 34 million tons of food, clothes, and supplies were sent to Europe. In 1921, he also sent relief to Russia, which was suffering from a famine, and blasted a critic by stating, "Twenty million people are hungry. Regardless of their politics, people need to eat.