What was one of the main reasons hoover lost the election of 1932? (a)americans felt hoover’s reforms had not done enough to them directly. (b)voters were angered by protectionist measures that inhibited foreign trade. (c)voters wanted a repeal of prohibition laws of the 1920s. (d)his opponent led a smear campaign that diminished his image in the public eye.

booker t. washington was an educator who established the tuskegee institute. washington argued that african americans should learn trades that would offer them the opportunity to be progressive citizens. instead of fighting against discrimination, washington argued that african americans should use their education and knowledge to become self-sufficient in american society and not in competition with white americans.

w.e.b du bois was the founder of the niagara movement and later the naacp, du bois disagreed with washington. he argued that african americans should consistently fight for racial equality.

ida b. wells was a journalist who wrote about the horrors of lynching in the south. wells work could be considered muckraking as it led to the development of the anti-lynching campaign.