Conservatives challenged Roosevelt's leadership and New Deal programs because they thought that Roosevelt's new economic policy was based on socialism.
Step-by-step explanation:
- Roosevelt's 'New Deal Programs' included a series a of programs which embraced the idea of government intervention and control of the economy. It also raised taxes. and formulated new commerce laws.
- These activities made the conservatives to question and challenge Roosevelt's leadership and his 'New Deal Programs".
- The conservatives felt that the country was driving towards a socialist economy where the government controls the whole economy. They feared that capitalism was at risk.