The 1932 Presidential Election

Question 1

What was Hoover’s Slogan? What did the banner carried by Iowa farmers say?

Answer 1

“Prosperity is just around the corner”

“In Hoover we trusted and now we are busted”

Question 2

How did Hoover try to restart the economy?

Answer 2

he cut taxes and tried to persuade business owners to stop cutting wages. he tried to help also by funding public works projects and by introducing tariffs [made it worse]

Question 3

What party was Hoover?

Answer 3

Republicans

Question 4

What party was Roosevelt?

Answer 4

Democrats

Question 5

What did Hoover believe was not the governments responsibility?

Answer 5

Hoover believed that social security and relief was not the governments job, and should be provided by charities and non-government organisations.

Question 6

What was the war bonus march?

Answer 6

A bunch of ex-soldiers and their families camped outside the White House looking for a promised bonus for defending America. Hoover appointed General Douglas MacArthur to handle the situation, and the General then used tear gas and weaponry to attack the peaceful marchers.