Hoover vs Roosevelt
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- Hoover vs Roosevelt
- Franklin Roosevelt
- DEMOCRAT
- Previous Success
- He suffered from Polio as a child. If he defeated his own struggles then maybe he could overcome America's.
- As a Sate Governor of NYC he organised state-run relief schemes.
- He increased tax and provided $20 million for suffering.
- Personality
- Americans trusted in him. He listened to them and restored their faith.
- He gave great speeches and was confident. He seemed compassionate- unlike Hoover!
- Policies
- He believed in ACTIVE GOVERNMENT: helping the 'forgotten man'.
- He offered a NEW DEAL. He promised a government that would actively intervene in the economy and provide jobs.
- Election Campaign
- He used radio broadcasts and whistle-stop tours to spread his message across the USA.
- Led a modern campaign: kissed babies to gain trust and paid attention to thee 'forgotten ma'.
- Gained 57% of the vote in 1932. 42/46 states. A landslide victory!
- First 100 Days
- RELIEF, REFORM, RECOVERY
- Promoted his ideas through 'Fireside hats, radio broadcasts addressing America.
- Calm and reassuring manner gave people hope.
- Used media to promote ideas and invited people to write in with theirs.
- Aimed to provide jobs through ALPHABET AGENCIES...
- Herbert Hoover
- REPUBLICAN
- Policies
- LAISSEZ-FAIRE: Not getting involved in business affairs.
- BOOM AND BUST: The economy would fluctuate and then right itself.
- RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM: Staying out of people's lives.
- Self-help policies didn't comfort unemployed. He wanted to balance budgets and make incomes match outcomes.
- Government bought farmers' produce- only encouraged overproduction.
- $4 billion spent on building Hoover Dam.
- He had difficulty in understanding the extent of the crisis. Couldn't change his policies or consider direct action.
- Smoot-Hawley Tariff
- Signed by Hoover in June 1930.It raised the already high rates and was the highest in 100 years.
- Other countries put tariffs on American products in retaliation.
- WW1 Veterans
- People who fought in WW1 wanted their bonuses early due to the depression.
- A march was organised to Washington. JUNE 1932: around 200,000 people camped out.
- Senate overruled the idea of immediate payment due to the cost.
- When people refused to leave, Hoover called in troops, used tanks and tear gas to destroy their camps.
- Many were injured and 2 babies died.
- Hoover lost alot of public sympathy.
- Franklin Roosevelt
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