HIST 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Gallup (Company), George Gallup, War Production Board
13 Dec 2017
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George gallup, creator of political polling, known as the gallup poll . Helped create american institute of public opinion - princeton nj, 1935. Studied at u of iowa, professor of journalism. Becomes a household name by the 50"s. Saw the polls as scholarly approach to get as much info as possible to make. Polls do not take any money from any political party informed decision. World war i was fresh in people"s minds. 39% of people thought it was a mistake for us to enter. People were not as well versed in how much ww1 cost/how many casualties, but most said it would be cheaper to enter ww2. 1940 gallup poll : 12% wanted to enter, 88% wanted to stay out. End of 1940: 15% wanted to enter, 85% wanted to stay out. President roosevelt was trying to get people to support the war. Was a big deal with international press. Said it was a new magna carta.
