Why did Roosevelt win the 1932 Presidential election

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Why did Roosevelt win the 1932 Presidential
election?
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Roosevelt

• POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
• 1910 State Senator for NY
• 1913 Assistant Secretary to the Navy
• 1928 Governor of NY during which time he tool
  vigorous action to help the people during the
  depression used public money to create
  employment.

• POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
• Promised to do something a New Deal
• An energetic and optimistic campaign that offered
  Americans hope and a future.

• PERSONAITY
• Friendly
• Open
• Optimistic
• Sympathetic to peoples problems
• Understanding

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Election Results

• Hoover
• 15.8 million votes
• 6 of the 48 states

• Roosevelt
• 22.8 million votes
• 42 of the 48 states

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Study Source A. Is this a Republican or
Democratic poster? Use your own knowledge and
the source to explain your answer. (6)
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Read sources B, C and D. Why did people
criticise Hoover and his government? Use your own
knowledge and the source to explain your answer.
(8)
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Study source E and F. Why was Roosevelt so
popular among the American people in 1932? Use
your own knowledge and the source to explain your
answer. (7)
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Study source G. Explain the message of this
source. Use your own knowledge and the source to
explain your answer. (6)
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Read source H and I. How far do these sources
explain Hoovers failure to deal with the
depression? Use your own knowledge and the
sources to explain your answer. (7)
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Look at Source J. What were the strengths of
Roosevelts election campaign? Use your own
knowledge and the source to explain your answer.
(6)
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The most important reason why Hoover lost the
1932 Presidential election was his failure to do
anything to help America out of the depression.
Do you agree with the statement? (10)