Roosevelt Campaign Flashcards
1
Q
What were the 4 things that Roosevelt promised?
A
1) Government schemes to provide more jobs
2) Action to help industry and agriculture
3) Help for the poor and unemployed
4) End prohibition
2
Q
What type of man was Roosevelt?
A
Well educated and became a lawyer at the senator.
Very good speaker impressing many people
3
Q
What was he diagnosed with?
A
Polio
4
Q
What was it called when he used to speak to the US in a friendly and simple manner gaining enthusiastic support?
A
Fireside Chats
5
Q
When did he become president?
A
March 1933
6
Q
How many votes did Hoover and Roosevelt end up with?
A
Roosevelt- 22,825,539
Hoover- 15,759,950
7
Q
How many states did he win?
A
42 out of 48 states in the USA
