Why were Americans ready for a new leader in Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932? Check all that apply.

A) Many feared the expense of President Hoover’s plan to pay unemployment.

B) Poverty and homelessness continued to grow through the early 1930s.

C) Businesses and banks were failing at alarming rates through the early 1930s.

D) The unemployment rate hit 25 percent and people were desperate for money.

E) President Hoover’s pursuit of new government programs proved unsuccessful.

F) President Hoover’s inaction left people feeling like the Depression would never end.