USA- booklet 3 Flashcards
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Q
Why did Roosevelt (FDR) win the elections in 1932?
A
- Wanted to use government money to set up programs to create jobs so people would have more money (New Deal),,
- Governor of New York in 1928 & spent $20 million on home and work relief
- Hoover = “do nothing president” ,, laissez faire created poor income distribution between rich and poor,, “in hoover we trusted and now we are busted”,, depression lasted for 3+ years “prosperity is just around the corner”.
