Question

How did the Flood of 1927 help Huey Long win the 1928 Louisiana gubernatorial election?

A) The fishermen and farmers in southern Louisiana lost their homes during the flood and decided to vote for him.
B) Wealthy plantation owners wanted to continue the trend of saving money by paying their workers meager salaries.
C) Large corporations backed Long because they wanted taxes reduced in order to rebuild their destroyed structures.
D) Construction bosses did not want the levees rebuilt south of New Orleans because of another potential flood occurring.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is A.

Explanation: The adminstrations was blamed for breaking up the levees south of New Orlean. This cause massived flooding south in the bayou which destroyed peoples' homes.

Answer 2

The third one so (c) large corporations backed long because they wanted taxes reduced in order to rebuild their destroyed structures.