THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Question
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Roosevelt won by a razor-thin margin
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Republicans retained control of Congress
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Roosevelt won in an unprecedented landslide
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The election took place against the backdrop of the Great Depression. The incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover was defeated in a landslide by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Governor of New York and the vice presidential nominee of the 1920 presidential election.
Detailed explanation-2: -On November 8, 1932, Franklin Roosevelt became the first Democrat in 80 years to win the presidency by a majority vote, rather than a plurality. On Capitol Hill, House Democrats gained 97 seats for a nearly three-to-one margin over the Republicans.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following most contributed to Roosevelt’s landslide win in 1932? Hoover’s policies had failed to provide sufficient economic relief.