People

Question 1

Alfred E. Smith

Answer 1

The democratic nominee for the election of 1928, lost to Roosevelt. Was jealous of what he accomplished

Question 2

Hebert Hoover

Answer 2

Won the election of 1928
Refused to let the government intervene with the Great Depression
Defeated by Roosevelt in the election of 1932

Question 3

FDR

Answer 3

Won the election of 1932
Used the New Deal to help the common man through the Great Depression
Changed the role of the government by adding programs to help many different people

Question 4

Huey Long

Answer 4

he launched his Share Our Wealth program with the slogan “Every Man a King.” Long wanted to take money from the rich and give every American family a grant of $5,000, a guaranteed job, and an income of at least $2,500 per year. Was a very radical critic of FDR

Question 5

Coolidge prosperity

Answer 5

-ended the post WW1 recession

By the end of the 1920s, roughly 50 percent of Americans owned radios, automobiles and a variety of appliances. Despite the fact that most workers saw their wages increase by an average of 22 percent during the Coolidge years, the gap between rich and poor widened considerably during that time.