1920s PoliticsChapter 7 Section 1

Lecture Focus Question

How did foreign and

domestic policies change

under Harding and

Coolidge? Explain.

The Russian Revolution

Communism

Govt owned all land and property

Single political party in the govt

Needs of the country come first

Openly hostile to American values

Simon Says…

SAmerica believes in the right to

own private property, the right

to have multiple political

parties, and protecting

individual rights.

Red Scare Red scare: an intense fear of

communism

Schenck v. U.S.: Govt is justified in silencing free speech when there is a “clear and present danger”

Palmer Raids: “subversives” arrested without evidence

Sacco and Vanzetti: Italian immigrants arrested and executed for murder Real reason for execution → they were

immigrants with radical beliefs

Nativism Flares Up Patriotism – Only native-born

Americans can be true patriots

Religion – Anything but Catholicism!

Urban conditions – All city problems are the fault of immigrants

Jobs – Immigrants are “taking” our jobs!

Red Scare – Immigrants are communist spies trying to topple the U.S.!

Harsher restrictions placed on immigration

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America Swings Right 3 Republican Presidents

Harding, Coolidge, Hoover

Called for isolationism (U.S. to stay out of foreign affairs)

Harding called for other countries’ disarmament (get rid of weapons)

Kellogg-Briand Pact: countries promise to never use the threat of war in negotiations

Return to laissez-faire (no/little govt interference in big business)

Connection #1 We currently have a

Republican president in the White House. What promises has he made that are similar to those made by Republican presidents in the 1920s?

HARDING

COOLIDGE

HOOVER

The Harding Administration Pledged a “return to normalcy”

Favored big business

Protective tariffs raised

Favored laissez-faire approach

The Ohio Gang cashed in to the tune of millions of dollars

Teapot Dome Scandal: illegal transfer of oil reserves approved by Harding

Connection #1 Our current president has

been plagued by controversy. What is one political scandal for which he is being currently investigated? Explain.

Coolidge Prosperity

Coolidge took presidency upon Harding’s death

“Silent Cal” placed trust in business “The man who builds a factory

builds a temple”

Goals: reduce national debt, increase incentives for business

Oversaw incredible national prosperity

Simon Says…

SWhile big business flourished

under Coolidge, the working

class had to fight even harder

for their rights.

Collecting War Debt

GB and France owed U.S. a lot of $ after WWI

Started having trouble making payments

GB and France relied on reparations payments from Germany

Germany unable to make payments

Dawes Plan: plan in which U.S. loaned money to Germany, enabling them to make reparations payments

Collecting War Debt cont’d

Trouble Brewing Farmers were struggling to keep their land

Labor unions demanded higher wages and better working conditions

Jim Crow laws in the South enforced segregation

Mexican Americans faced shamefully low wages → forced to leave U.S.

War debts and reparations

“Silent Cal” remained silent and Americans buried their heads in the sand

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Lecture Focus Question

How did foreign and

domestic policies change

under Harding and

Coolidge? Explain. Response = 3-4 well thought out sentences

minimum! (topic sentence + supporting details)

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