his guard in South Braintree‚ Massachusetts. 6. Quota System- The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 set up. 7. John L. Lewis- In 1919‚ the United Mine Workers of America‚ organized since 1890‚ got a new leader. Section 2 Assessment 1. Warren G. Harding- Described as a good-natured man who “looked like a president ought to look.” 2. Charles Evans Hughes- Secretary of State‚ urged that no more warships be built for ten years. 3. Fordney- McCumber Tariff- America adopted‚ which raised taxes on some
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promote change in the inner city. Furthermore‚ Progressive reform with regards to labor also ended. Set up the US v. US Steel decisions the government overturned a system of non-intervention with the economic boom led by the Presidents Harding and Coolidge‚ the government of the US went back into a system of laissez-faire government and let the businesses and labor unions do their own thing. Furthermore‚ labor unions lost tremendous power during this period. Their members decreased dramatically
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WW1 was good for American business: Factory production had risen sharply Meet demands of the war Capture markets that used to be dominated by Europe When war was over‚ countries still bought from America Republican Government Presidents Harding‚ Coolidge and Hoover: Help American business by increasing taxes on foreign goods Fordney- McCumber Tariff Act 1922 Encouraged Americans to buy American goods Led to a boom or an increase in the amount of goods being made and sold by American business Key
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What it is- The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that began in the fall of 1929 and did not end in many places until the Second World War. It was triggered in large part by a sudden crash of the American stock market on October 29‚ a day widely known as Black Tuesday. In Newfoundland and Labrador‚ a number of factors contributed to the country’s financial troubles (Started in the 1920’s). The 1920s- Throughout the 1920’s‚ new industries and new methods of production led to great
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Democrat‚ then this would mean the treaty was actually supported. The Republicans chose Senator Warren G. Harding as their presidential candidate for the election of 1920. Their vice-presidential candidate was Governor Calvin Coolidge. Democrats nominated Governor James. M. Cox for president (who was pro-league) and they chose Franklin D. Roosevelt for vice-president. Ironically‚ Warren Harding won the election of 1920 which led to the final death of the League of Nations. The reason why stubbornness
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U nited States of America 1 919 - 1941 PRESIDENT Woodrow Wilson pres 1913-21 Warren Harding pres 1921-23 Calvin Coolidge pres 1923-29 Herbert Hoover pres 1929-33 FDR pres 1933-45 PARTY Democrat Republican Republican Republican Democrat 1. Politics in the 1920s Republicans • Republican party dominated national politics during the 1920s • 1920- Warren Harding>16 million to 9 million votes>admin plagued by scandal veterans bureau Chief Forbes was imprisoned for squandering
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APUSH MC TEST [1900-1945] Links to practice tests: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap-us-history-course-description.pdf (Sewell’s review sheets) *Studying the SHORT ANSWER GUIDE would be helpful too [1887-1901] William McKinley → Roosevelt -Imperialism: “new imperialism” was the idea of a country being able to dominate another country -Spanish American War: Really began b/c of American imperial interests into the Caribbean area‚ b/c of island like Cub which
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Herbert Hoover was the thirty first president of the United States. His term was from 1929 to 1933. He was the first president born west of the Mississippi river. He was a self made man who rose from humble beginnings. He became a millionaire through his mining career. He was a humanitarian who helped people in Europe after World War I. through his success in government being the head of the food administration and secretary of commerce he was able to win the the presidential election. Soon after
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America wanted to remain neutral at the beginning of the war because they believed in isolationism. Because of this many americans were resistant to joining the war but things like committees were created to help spark interest. However germany did not think america was neutral because we helped the allied powers by sending supplies to england. This policy with the allies hurt usv in a way because it kind of forced us into the war. We were also pulled into the war because of things like the zimmerman
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normality” also meant that Harding had a pro business stance. He was able to reduce taxes to give businesses more money to grow and also gave more money to ordinary Americans. This had a big impact on encouraging the boom as it meant companies and businesses had more money to spend on further development of new products or goods which caused more people to buy them‚ this would then lead to an increase of consumer demand which was great for businesses as well as the economy. Harding implemented the laissez
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