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The Election of 1932
Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democrat)
Despair and Protest• By 1932,
millions of unemployed workers and impoverished farmers were in a state bordering on desperation
Unrest on the Farms
• In many communities, farmers banded together to stop banks from foreclosing on their farms and evicting them from their homes
• Usually—the effort collapsed after some violence
Bonus March• Unemployed WWI veterans
marched to Washington, DC, to demand immediate payment of bonuses promised them at a later date (1945)
• Camped in improvised shacks near the Capitol
• Congress failed to pass the bonus bill
Disastrous Response
• Hoover ordered the army to break up the encampment
• Tanks & tear gas were used to drive the veterans from Washington
• Incident caused many to regard Pres. Hoover as heartless & uncaring
The Election of 1932
• The depression’s worst year, 1932, was a presidential election year
• Republicans re-nominated Herbert Hoover
• Democrats nominated NY Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt for president
The Election of 1932
Herbert Hoover Believed that federal government should not try to fix
people’s problems. Argued that federal aid and government policies to help
the poor would alter the foundation of our national life. He argued for voluntary aid to help the poor and argued
against giving the national government more power. Hoover gave very few campaign speeches and was
jeered by crowds.
The Election of 1932
Franklin Roosevelt Believed that government had a responsibility to help
people in need. Called for a reappraisal of values and more controls on
big business. Helped many Americans reassess the importance of
“making it on their own” without any help. Much of his support came from urban workers, coal
miners, and immigrants in need of federal relief.
FDR’s Platform• Pledged a
“new deal” for the American people
• Repeal of Prohibition
• Aid for the unemployed
Election• The only real issue was the
depression, and which candidate—Hoover or Roosevelt—could do a better job of ending the hard times
• Almost 60% of them concluded that it was time for a change
1932 Election Results
• New President—FDR
• Congress—both houses Democratic majorities
• Red- Hoover• Blue- FDR