1932 Presidential Elections

Essay Question: How important were republican reactions to the "Wall Street Crash" ad causes of Roosevelt's success in the presidential elections of 1932.

In the year 1832, Roosevelt win the presidential elections in USA. Republican reactions to the "Wall Street Crash", played an important role over the people's opinion. There can be different points of view, whether if these reactions helped him to win or not.

On the one hand, it can be said that Hoover and the Republican reactions to the "Wall Street Crash", in a way "caused" Roosevelt's victory. Hoover was known as the "Do-Nothing" president, due to his lack of efficiency. Hoover and the Republicans thought that the depression was a consecuence of economic problems in Europe, so they didn't intervine in economy. They said that things will change on their own, that no help from the Government was needed. Hoover's government was seen as "Useless", and it can be said that this gave Roosevelt the victory.

On the other hand, it can be seen as if Hoover and Republican reactions had no influence over the elections. From this point of view, it is seen as if Roosevelt won the elections because people needed a "Salvation" and Roosevelt was the only way out of the depression, because due to the fact that Hoover was the "Do-Nothing" president, people needed someone who wasn't Hoover in power.

As a conclusion, it can be said that Roosevelt's victory can be seen from two points of view, as a cause of Hoover and Republican reactions to the "Wall Street Crash" or because people needed someone who wasn't Hoover in power.