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Please help! Which candidate in the 1928 presidential election was attacked for being Catholic?

A.
Herbert Hoover

B.
Warren Harding

C.
Calvin Coolidge

D.
Al Smith

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Answer:

D. Al Smith

Step-by-step explanation:

Al Smith was called the "Happy Warrior". The Happy Warrior was Catholic, Irish, and a New York City Boy. Some of Hoovers supporters ran anti-Catholic hate campaigns. They said that if Al Smith got elected, the Catholic Pope would be ruling America from Rome.

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User Marin Atanasov
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The correct answer is Al Smith.
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User CloakedEddy
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