Why would the church and religious lie have had such great appeal at this point in history

The appeal of religion and church is that it’s an attempt to solve the questions of creation just like science is an attempt to solve the physical universe. We as humans don’t have the brain capacity to truly understand a lot of the universes questions but we try.

to oppose fdr’s new deal

explanation:

the american liberty league. the american liberty league was a nonpartisan organization formed in 1934 in opposition to the new deal. the organization's stated goal was “to defend the constitution and defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by that constitution.”