Why did some people turn to extremist political solutions during the Great Depression?

Some people believed that Franklin Roosevelt's economics promised that the Government would spend money just to stop the great depression.

Explanation:

mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.