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how did high unemployment rates impact the election of 1932? (1 point)
the republican candidate won the popular vote.
the people voted democratic in the hope for change.
a new republican coalition was formed.
there was a low voter turnout.
In the 1932 election, the US was in the Great Depression with high unemployment. The Republican incumbent (Hoover) was associated with the economic crisis. The Democratic candidate (Roosevelt) offered hope for change. The Republican candidate lost the popular vote, no new Republican coalition was formed, and high unemployment likely spurred voter turnout (not low). So people voted Democratic for change.
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B. The people voted Democratic in the hope for change.