Describe the political career of Huey Long

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The ideal answer should include:



  • In 1928, Huey Long won the governorship of Louisiana.


  • He did more for the underprivileged people of Louisiana than any other governor had.


  • His ambition had no bounds, and he used any means to accumulate power.


  • In 1932, Long resigned the governorship and won election to the U.S. Senate.


  • Initially he supported FDR, but by 1933 he had broken with the president and forged his own political movement based on his Share-Our-Wealth Plan.


  • Long advocated a radical redistribution of the nation’s wealth.


  • Long was assassinated in 1935.

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