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>.