Question
What does this election map show about the impact of the Great Depression on the Election of 1932?
(1 point)
Responses
Eastern states with banks, businesses, and factories did not support Hoover.
Eastern states with banks, businesses, and factories did not support Hoover.
Western states with many immigrants and migrant labor jobs voted for Hoover.
Western states with many immigrants and migrant labor jobs voted for Hoover.
Southern states with African Americans hesitated to vote for Roosevelt.
Southern states with African Americans hesitated to vote for Roosevelt.
Midwestern states with high unemployment voted overwhelmingly for Roosevelt.
(1 point)
Responses
Eastern states with banks, businesses, and factories did not support Hoover.
Eastern states with banks, businesses, and factories did not support Hoover.
Western states with many immigrants and migrant labor jobs voted for Hoover.
Western states with many immigrants and migrant labor jobs voted for Hoover.
Southern states with African Americans hesitated to vote for Roosevelt.
Southern states with African Americans hesitated to vote for Roosevelt.
Midwestern states with high unemployment voted overwhelmingly for Roosevelt.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The response that best reflects the impact of the Great Depression on the Election of 1932 is:
**Midwestern states with high unemployment voted overwhelmingly for Roosevelt.**
This choice indicates how the economic hardships of the Great Depression influenced voter sentiment and led to a shift away from incumbent President Hoover, who was widely blamed for the economic crisis, toward Franklin D. Roosevelt, who promised change and relief.
**Midwestern states with high unemployment voted overwhelmingly for Roosevelt.**
This choice indicates how the economic hardships of the Great Depression influenced voter sentiment and led to a shift away from incumbent President Hoover, who was widely blamed for the economic crisis, toward Franklin D. Roosevelt, who promised change and relief.