THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Question
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Why was FDR criticized by conservatives as being a socialist?
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He became best friends with Stalin
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He wanted to destroy the rich/upper class.
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He allowed the government to expand giving it more power.
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He wanted to see capitalism fail.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Roosevelt was criticized for his economic policies, especially the shift in tone from individualism to collectivism with the dramatic expansion of the welfare state and regulation of the economy. Those criticisms continued decades after his death.
Detailed explanation-2: -Taft was the leader of the Republican Party’s conservative wing; he consistently denounced the New Deal as “socialism” and argued that it harmed America’s business interests and gave ever-greater control to the central government in Washington.
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