22) Grover Cleveland 1885-1889 Political Party: Democrat Main Issue: Dispute with Canada over fishing rights. Controversy over the back of money by either gold or silver‚ or the issue of bimetallism. Institutions accepted one or the other‚ causing havoc and inflation/deflation. 23) Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893 Political Party: Democrat Main Issue: Pullman Strike .Harrison’s presidency is marked by the high McKinley tariff‚ higher than pre-civil war tariffs and the highest in American
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Researching the Twenties Area One: Politics and Government The Harding‚ Coolidge‚ and Hoover administration can be summed up as more of a “hands off” approach to running the government. Harding was corrupt with the Teapot Dome scandal‚ Coolidge didn’t want to mess with businesses in our economy‚ and Hoover got blamed for the Great Depression. The Teapot Dome scandal involved the Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall‚ appointed by Harding‚ who was leasing Navy petroleum reserves and making bribes with
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policies. A distinct marker of conservatism in the 1920s was reduced taxes. Harding’s tax cuts implemented in acts such as the Revenue Act of 1921 thus reflect this influence of conservatism. Conservatism’s traditionalist sentiments also influenced Harding to pass the economic policy Esch-Cummins Transportation Act‚ which saw to the deregulation of railroads‚ putting their control back into the hands of plutocratic owners. Conservative Republicans of Congress in 20s also advocated a return to higher
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right to vote. Warren G. Harding is elected president. 1921 Charlie Chaplin stars
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Multiple Choice: 1. Which of the following was NOT a progressive-era Muckraker who published and expose? Upton Saniclair- wrote the Jungle‚ about the meatpacking industry Ida Tarbel: wrote about the Standard oil trusts Lincoln Stefens: wrote about Machine Gov’t and Boss Rule 2. Theodore Roosevelt became known as a “trustbuster” because he directed the Justice Department to prosecute: The Northern Securities Co.- under the Sherman Anti-trust Act 3. Woodrow Wilson was only the second
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Warren Gamaliel Harding‚ (1865-1923)‚ was the 29th President of the United States. He was elected president in 1920 by an overwhelming vote in a postwar reaction against President Wilson’s international policies. The first American president to take office after World War I‚ Harding was also the first president to be born after the Civil War. Harding himself felt that his administration would be remembered in history for the treaties negotiated following the Washington Conference he had called
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Elections= 1920: the Republican candidate‚ Warren Harding‚ obscure senator‚ defeated the Democratic candidate‚ Ohio Governor James Cox‚ the Socialist Party candidate‚ Eugene Debs. Republicans opposed U.S. admission to the League of Nations. Republicans received 61% of the pop vote. Calvin Coolidge completed President Harding’s term and was then elected for a second term. Boston police strike gained him popularity. 1924: Calvin Coolidge‚ Republican‚ and a Wall Street lawyer‚ John Davis‚ a Democrat
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Step 1: 1920-Harding becomes president 1923-Harding Dies- Coolidge Becomes President 1924-McNary-Haugen Bill-Helped the farmers by buying surplus 1924-Dawes Act- Helped Germany with reparation‚ and provided loans 1926-Agriculture Marketing act- Established the Federal Farm Board‚ and assistance to Farmers. 1928-Hoover becomes president 1929-Black Tuesday-the price of stocks completely collapsed‚ and roaring 20’s came to a halt 1930- Hawley-Smoot Tariff- raised U.S. tariffs on over 20‚000
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1920’s Study Guide RISE OF NATIVISM 1. Red Scare ➢ Eugene Debs -Socialist leader -Imprisoned ➢ Palmer Raids -US Attorney General Mitchell Palmer -Hunted down communists‚ socialists‚ and anarchists (People who opposed any form of gov’t) -Many foreigners deported -Trampled civil rights ➢ Mail Bombings -Many bombs were mailed to gov’t and business leaders -Public became fearful of Communism taking over -Led to Palmer Raids ➢ Sacco & Vanzetti -Italian immigrants and anarchists -Arrested
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Merchant Marine Act; Esch-Cummins Act Warren G. Harding elected (Rep) [1921-1923] Washington Disarmament Conference [1921-1922] Emergency Quota Act restricts immigration Sacco-Vanzetti Trial Congress passed resolution declaring WWI ’1919’ had officially ended Fordney-McCumber tariff Five-Power Naval Treaty; Four-Power and Nine-PowerTreaties Calvin Coolidge takes over after Harding dies (Rep) [1923-1928] Teapot Dome Scandal {1921}-A Harding Scandal- Gov`t Oil leasing National Origins(Immigration)
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