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The Great Depression: Election of 1932. 1929-1939. Rumblings of dissatisfaction. 1932, Hoover was the most hated man in America. Rumblings of Dissatisfaction. Radical Protests Radical political parties grew more vocal= condemned capitalism depression M ass protests Hunger strikes - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE GREAT DEPRESSION:
ELECTION OF 1932
1929-1939
RUMBLINGS OF DISSATISFACTION•1932, Hoover was the most hated man in America
RUMBLINGS OF DISSATISFACTION•Radical Protests•Radical political parties grew more vocal= condemned capitalism depression•Mass protests•Hunger strikes•Rural areas= violence
RUMBLINGS OF DISSATISFACTION•Communists Party helped expose racial injustice•1931, white jury in AL, sentenced 9 black boys 13-21 to death on a questionable charge•Helped w/ legal fees & had mass demonstrations•1950, all were released
BONUS ARMY•5/1932, 10,000 WWI vets & their families protested•Supporting the Veteran’s Bonus Bill= Bonus Army•Congress rejected it, some stayed, defying orders•Fighting broke out w/ police= Hoover ordered the army to make them leave
BONUS ARMY•July, U.S. Army moved in w/ guns, tanks, & tear gas•Gen. Douglas McArthur had troops force vets from buildings & burn their camps•100s were injured, 3 died
•Angry w/ Hoover
ELECTION OF 1932•Main issue= depression•Rep. nominee Pres. Hoover- defended his policies•Dem. nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt- attacked Hoover’s record & promised a fairer distribution of wealth
ELECTION OF 1932•Results:•FDR= 23 million popular votes & 472 electoral votes•Hoover= 16 million & 59•Democrats won both houses•FDR promised a “New Deal”
QUICK REVIEW•Why did radicals and veterans organize protests?
•Why did vets protest in Washington D.C., how did a conflict occur, and how did it reflect on Hoover?
•What do you think FDR means by a “new deal”?
VIDEO: BONUS ARMY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNOsIB5VMSQ
ACTIVITY: BONUS ARMY MEMORIAM
•It is the 82 anniversary of the Bonus Army•Create a memorial in Washington D.C. for those who protested & those who eventually lost their lives•A visual & written memoriam to honor the Bonus Army•Can include: cause, what they were standing for, how their protest failed, the conflict between vets & the army, the effects it had on the country