Who was the president during the Business Plot controversy?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Answer
The Business Plot, a far-right conspiracy in 1933, sought to overthrow the US government. Franklin D. Roosevelt was president during this time, having taken office earlier that year. The plotters aimed to install a fascist regime and considered kidnapping Roosevelt, but their plans were revealed, and the conspiracy was thwarted.
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