Why did Roosevelt win the election in 1932?

as part of this time ofconsumer industry. The 20s was also a golden age of comedy and cinema. Forthose sections of society that were part of this boom life could not bebetter. However some people such as farmers and black people missed out onthis good life because they could not afford it. Often a way for whitefarmers to express their hatred for not sharing in America's boom was byjoining a secret group of criminals called the Klu Klux Clan. In 1919politicians were persuaded to ban alcohol which was known as Prohibition.But alcohol soon found its way into illegal bars and gangsters in thisbusiness such as Al Capone made a fortune. In 1929 Herbert Hoover becamepresident and promised this prosperity to increase. But that same year wasthe Wall street crash.   For sometime share prices had been steadilly increasing and being sold tomany Americans. But an awareness that shares would surely soon fall causedpeople to start selling their shares which made other people follow as theylost confidence. So people lost not only their investments but also lifelongsavings because of banks and insurance companies going bust and on the 29thOctober there was a complete collapse. So every-one withdrew money fromtheir banks which caused even more to go bust. The 'Boom' was now over anddepression had come. Over twelve million Americans were unemployed and overone million of these people could not pay off their mortgages and weretherefore homeless. The starving were forced to form 'breadlines' providedby charities such as the salvation army and the homeless moved into shantytowns made of corrugated iron and cardboard known as 'Hoovervilles'. Farmersalso went bankrupt and they tried to make up for their loss of income bygrowing more crops but these now had to be sold at rock bottom prices. Thebiggest protest made in 1932 was by ex-service men known as the bonus army.These unemployed veterans stood outside the whitehouse in protest for monthswaiting for their promised payments, and made Hoover look heartless.   Herbert Hoover who had worked hard after being orphaned at the age ofeight to become president in 1929. He was known to have little confidenceand when people realised that hi policies for dealing with the new deal weretoo late they also began to think that he held empty promises: he hadclaimed to provide 'a chicken in every pot'. People therefore lost hope inHoover and did not feel encouraged by him, as he once said: 'Nobody isactually starving(!)'.The majority of Americans actually blamed Hoover forthe Depression.  Roosevelt by contrast was enthusiastic, optimistic anddynamically mastered.  Frederick Delano Roosevelt was born in 1882 in amansion called Hyde Park. He was very well educated and was related to TeddyRoosevelt which would have impressed many. Tall, handsome and athletic hewas once described as 'A second-class interlect- but a first-classtemperament'  He was strenthened by experience as he had already been asuccessful politician for a number of years. Roosevelt was paralysed fromhis waist downwards from polio but no-one knew this, which shows hisstrength and determination as he was once told that he would never walkagain. He caught the mood of voters with his New Deal promise and peoplewere prepared to risk the change in style of governement-they had nothing toloose. Interfering with economy had never been done before and Rooseveltintended to create jobs by spending more money, whereas Hoover believed in'Self Help'. The people of America were now given a new hope from Roosevelt.In November 1932 Roosevelt was elected president and was welcomed by cheersand song from the hopefull crowds.