Why did Franklin Rosevelt win the Presidential election in 1932? For the American people the 1920s was a time of umlimited opportunities and wealth. America was the richest nation at this time and the wages ofmany ordinary people rose while the prices of goods did not. At this timethe president was Harding, a strong Republican. But in 1923, in the midst ofthis prosperous period Harding died and another republican-Coolidge becamepresident. This was when the American government started to set high tariffson all foreign goods entering America, which encouraged people to buy fromAmerca, as opposed to the rest of the world as this would be more expensive.People were encouraged to spend their money and this very prosperous periodwas built around luxuries such as the motor car. For example most Americanswere expected to own
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