A Republican Decade
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A Republican DecadeChapter 21 Section 1
Thoughts to Ponder…
• How did Republican leadership during the Harding and Coolidge presidencies shape the 1920s?
• What issues influenced the presidential election of 1928?
“Return to Normalcy”-Warren G. Harding
• Looked like a __________
• Wise______ choices• Ex: Herbert _______,
Sec. of Commerce• Foolish ___________
• Positions to _________ friends
Foreign Policy
• Americans favored isolationism• Harding’s Plan
• Stay out of the League of _______• Promote ____________ • Protect American Economics
• Fordney-McCumber Tariff• Work to help ________ with war debt
• Dawes Plan
Domestic Issues
• Isolationism brought on __________• Post WW1 Factors:
• Patriotism• Religion• Urban Conditions• Jobs• Red Scare
Immigration Restriction
• 1921: imposed a ______ on immigrants• Annual limit: 3% of groups US
population from the 1910 census• _______ Origins Act (1924)
• ___ of 1890 pop. From Italy, Russia, Poland, and SE Europe
• Prohibited “_______ ineligible to citizenship” (Japanese)
Scandal Under Harding
• The ________ Dome Scandal• Corruption among Harding’s
administration• Stolen ______ funds• ______ for passing contracts• Allowing private companies to drill Gov’t
Oil fields• ________ was not involved
Summary:
• In 10 words or less…
• What evidence can you give to prove Harding might not have been the best choice for America President?
“Keep Cool with Coolidge”• Harding died of a ______
______• VP Calvin _______ became
President• Coolidge was fit to
President• ________, well respected,
and level headed• Ran for Pres in _____, won
The Coolidge Presidency
• Economics: ________ ____• 1. Lower Income ___• 2. ______ Tariffs that benefited
domestic manufacturing• 3. Minimal role of the gov’t
• Did not limit the buying of ______• No help for the victims of the
__________ Flood
• The Kellogg-Briand Pact• 15 nations pledged not to use the ______ of
_____ in their dealings with one another
• The ______ Election• Herbert Hoover v. Alfred E. Smith
Can you make War illegal?
HOMEWORK!!!
• How did the “Red Scare” affect the US?• Read pages 712-717• In your notebook:
• 1) Summarize the Key Points from these pages• 2) Answer questions 1 and 2 from pg. 721