US History › Section M · Depression and New Deal › Topic M.4
The rise of Franklin Roosevelt
In 1932 a wealthy New York governor who could not walk unaided promised Americans "a new deal" and won a landslide. How Franklin Roosevelt rose, what he did and did not promise, and the grim winter before he took office explain the explosion of action that followed.
In this topic
- From privilege to politics
- Illness and recovery
- Governor of New York
- Winning the nomination
- A campaign of mood more than plans
- The 1932 landslide
- Worked example: what did the 1932 vote mean?
- The long interregnum
- The Twentieth Amendment
- Worked example: reading the first inaugural address
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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