Opposition To the FDR and the New deals Flashcards
Who opposed the new deal?
The Republican Party, Liberty League, Huey Long, Francis Townsend and the socialists and communists.
How did the The Republican Party pose a threat?
They ddint, their presidential candidate in 1936, Alfred Landon, proved a lacklustre opponent for FDR.
How did big business pose a threat to the new deal?
The owners of US
Steel helped to finance the successful legal challenge against the NRA
How did the Liberty League pose a threat?
they were anti FDR and wanted to protect peoples liberties
Did the communist pose a threat?
No there political leader only got 79,000 votes
How did Francis Townsend influence the new deal?
He proposed the that old people should be given a pension in which they must spend the money within a month, FDR gave old people pension in the social security
How did Huey Long bring a threat to the new deal?
He brought a campaign Share our wealth in which the rich would have their money given out to all people in america. However he died and with the campaign
How did Father Coughlin pose a threat to the new deal?
He used his radio show which had many listeners that FDR was bad and anti Christian. However not much came of his he still won
