History of the United States II / Unit 11 USH2 1549 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Conservative Coalition
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The idea
The recession and the court-packing fight together let a coalition of southern Democrats and Midwestern Republicans gain ground in the midterm elections of nineteen thirty-eight, the Yawp records.
In practice
Five conservative senators Roosevelt campaigned against, all re-elected, Digital History records.
Where people slip
By nineteen thirty-nine, the Yawp says, Roosevelt struggled even to defend existing agencies.
Your place on the trail
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