Zusammenfassung der Ressource
How serious were the effects of
the depression on the american
people- Roosevelt -election
- 1-roosevelt the democratic
candidate for the presidency was
full of enthusiasm and charisma
- 2-as govenor of new york 1928-1932
he has a reputation for listening and
then acting
- 3- he had already intervened to try and improve the
economy in new york state by increasing the income
tax to provide an extra $20million for emergency relief
during winter of 1931-32
- 4-he created the impression he would act
- 5- used radio effectively and spoke of
the need of the government to help the
forgotton man
- 6-also made whistle stop tours around
america promising action and giving hope
- 7-election 1932 gave him the majority he
recieved 57% of the popular vote
- 8-hoover recieved 40 %
- 9-roosevelt won in 42 out of 48 states shows
he had majority support