Opposition To Cold War

Question 1

Huey P Long

Answer 1

• Share Our Wealth campaign
• suggested confiscating fortunes over $3 million, and limit max income to $1.8 million
• minimum wage and pension to guarantee $2000-3000 family income

Question 2

Huey P Long impact

Answer 2

• 4.6 million ppl joined Share Our Wealth
• talked of forming 3rd party with radicals for 1936 election
  HOWEVER
• impacts ended- 1935 assasination

Question 3

Francis Townsend

Answer 3

• over 60 pension of $200, spent within 30 days

- retirement at 60 year to allow

Question 4

Francis Townsend impact

Answer 4

• had 500,000 seniors member
• lobbying effort and bill submitted to Hous of Rep with 20 million signatures
  HOWEVER
• payment would take 50% of national income
• difficult to enforce spending

Question 5

Charles Coughlin

Answer 5

• nationalise banks
• crticised New Deal, that it’s infleunced by communists
• national union of social justice as alternative
  
  • advocate silver coinage, encourage inflation, redistribute wealth

Question 6

Charles Coughlin impact

Answer 6

• those in debt supported Coughlin
• 35 million regular listners
• once seemed to join with Huey P Long
  HOWEVER
• increasingly anti-sematic remarks
• began admiring European fascists
• Initially supported New Deal

Question 7

Upton Sinclair

Answer 7

• End poverty in California
• advocated to put un-employed into state-run cooperatives
  
  • pay with currecy only usbale in other cooperatives

Question 8

Upton Sinclair impact

Answer 8

Won Democrtic nomination as governor for California 1934
HOWEVER
Hollywood opposition ensured later Republican victory

Question 9

Liberty Leagues

Answer 9

• wealthy people who once supported FDR now opposed him due to growing state involvement
• saw FDR as traitor of class
  promoted private property and enterprise

Question 10

Liberty League impacts

Answer 10

• Drew support from Republicans and prominent Democrats such as Al Smith
• seggested Coup de tat
  HOWEVER
• only 125,000 members, and decreasing since 1936 election

Question 11

Alfred Landon

Answer 11

• Republican presidential nominee in 1936 election

- claimed ND was against business

Question 12

Alfred Landon impact

Answer 12

• Gained 17 million popular votes
  HOWEVER
• onlu 8 electoral votes, with 10 million less popular vte
• didn’t have original views and lacked campagin appearance
• accepted much of the New Deal