1920s politics and history overview
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An overview of what was happening politically in the 1920s. (The Great Gatsby background.)TRANSCRIPT
Politics and Government of
the 1920s
Politics and Government of
the 1920s
Faith S, Drew P, Liza F, Julian OFaith S, Drew P, Liza F, Julian O
Presidents
• Woodrow Wilson: 1913-1921
• Warren G. Harding: 1921-1923 (died in office)
• Calvin Coolidge: 1923-1929
• Herbert Hoover: 1929-1933
Woodrow Wilson• Fourteen Point Speech
• dictated foreign policy for rest of American History
• 1915: first transatlantic radiotelephone communication
• Women granted right to vote
• Prohibition passed by Congress over Wilson’s veto
Warren G. Harding
• Increased nativism
• Washington Naval Conference-set limits on military build up around world
• precursor to modern nuclear limitations
• Teapot Dome Scandal
• oil scandal
• Greatest scandal in American history until Watergate Scandal
• Secretary of Department of Interior privately leased American oil fields
• supposed to be used as oil reserves for Navy
• accepted bribes
Calvin Coolidge
• Came into office after death of Harding
• Popular president to middle-class
• Laissez faire government policy
• 529 press conferences
• Rapid economic growth during presidency-Roaring Twenties
• In favor of civil rights-KKK lost influence during presidency
Herbert Hoover• Pro-business campaign
• Stock Market Crash (just 8 months into presidency)
• Stance on economy largely based on voluntarism
Media
• Harding election covered by press-new type of campaigning
• Jazz Age-demonstrates new influences of media
• Coolidge-first to deliver speech by radio
Works Cited“Calvin Coolidge.” Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Calvin_Coolidge>.
“Herbert Hoover.” Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Herbert_Hoover>.
Listening to the Radio, 1920s style. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2011. <http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/ public/ default.asp?t=1&m=1&c=34&s=264&ai=75187&arch=y&ssd=10/ 1/ 2008%2012:01:00%20PM>.
President Calvin Coolidge facing press photographers. 1924. Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2011.
“Roaring Twenties.” Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ The_Roaring_20’s>.
Votes-women. N.d. The Pink Flamingo. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2011.
Wall street. 1929. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2011.
“Warren G. Harding.” Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Warren_G._Harding>.
“Woodrow Wilson.” Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Woodrow_Wilson>.