Ch.
22
Sect.
5
The
Election
Of
1932
Objectives:
1.  Outline
Hoover’s
responses
to
the
Great
Depression.
2.  Explain
what
F.
Roosevelt
meant
when
he
offered
America
a
“New
Deal.”
3.  Explain
why
the
1932
election
was
a
turning
point
in
U.S.
history.
Main
Idea:
As
the
Depression
worsened,
people
blamed
Hoover
and
the
Republicans
for
their
misery.
The
1932
presidential
election
brought
a
sweeping
victory
for
Democrat
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
and
a
new
direction
for
American
government.
Hoover
Acts
Slowly
• 
Immediately
after
the
crash,
President
Hoover
blamed
worldwide
economic
problems
for
the
problems
in
the
U.S.
• 
He
believed
that
Americans
needed
to
stay
conSident
and
believe
the
economy
would
recover.
Hoover
also
believed
that
business
would
take
voluntary
action
to
help
the
economy.
• 
The
economy
will
not
improve,
so
government
had
to
get
involved.
The
government
created
jobs
by
building
more
public
roads,
buildings,
and
dams.
Economic
Problems
Continue
• 
Congress
passed
the
Hawley­Smoot
Tariff,
which
was
the
highest
import
tax
in
U.S.
history.
This
backSired
when
European
countries
raised
their
own
tariffs.
International
trade
slowed
way
down
increasing
the
global
depression.
• 
The
government
loaned
money
to
banks,
so
the
banks
could
extend
their
loans
to
the
public.
Even
with
this
help,
banks
continued
to
fail.
• 
Hoover
was
afraid
too
much
government
relief
would
create
too
much
bureaucracy.
This
approach
made
Hoover
seam
cold
and
uncaring.
He
will
be
given
much
of
the
blame
for
the
depression.
Hoover
v.
F.
Roosevelt
• 
Hoover
will
run
for
reelection
in
1932
and
he
will
promise
to
keep
government
small,
regardless
of
the
economic
situation.
• 
The
Democrats
nominated
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
who
promised
the
country
“a
new
deal”
if
elected
president.
• 
F.
Roosevelt
believed
that
to
end
the
depression,
government
would
need
to
lead
the
way.
• 
F.
Roosevelt
was
the
governor
of
New
York
and
he
started
unemployment
and
relief
agencies
to
aid
the
poor
in
New
York.
He
promised
the
same
plans
if
elected
president.
Election
Of
1932
• 
F.
Roosevelt
will
win
the
election
easily
(22.8
million
votes
to
15.8
million
‐
472
electoral
votes
to
59)
with
many
people
voting
against
Hoover
rather
than
for
F.
Roosevelt.
• 
F.
Roosevelt
will
give
the
country
renewed
hope
in
his
inaugural
address
saying,
“the
only
thing
we
have
to
fear
is
fear
itself
and
this
nation
asks
for
action
and
action
now.”
• 
The
role
of
American
government
is
about
to
change
drastically.
Democrat
F.
Roosevelt
57%
Popular
Vote,
472
Electoral
Votes
Republican
Hoover
40%
Popular
Vote,
59
Electoral
Votes