How far was Franklin D Roosevelt himself responsible for his election victory in 1932?

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How far was Franklin D Roosevelt himself responsible for his election victory in 1932?

In 1932 Herbert Hoover was president. His main philosophy was “ The business of America is business” he also believed in “ rugged individualism”. This meant he prefered people working hard for themselves and earning their own money rather than relying on the government for help.

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        The Wall Street Crash had occurred three years earlier and over 12 million people were left unemployed and living in poverty, so his belief in 2rugged individualism2 was proved worthless when there was no work for people to do.

        The Wall Street Crash occurred because some companies that people invested in were dishonest and some never even existed. This then caused people to lose faith in stocks and shares and so they sold them causing prices to plummet. People who saw the fall in prices then panicked and sold all their shares causing the prices to fall still lower. With ...

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