American History Quiz 2 - Study Guide Flashcards
Who ran in the presidential election of 1920?
Warren Harding & Calvin Coolidge, James M. Cox & Franklin Roosevelt
What political party is Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge for?
The Republican Party
What party was James M. Cox & Franklin Roosevelt campaigning for?
The Democratic Party
What did the Republican Party look like in 1920?
Harding rejected the former ideas of activism (Teddy Roosevelt) and idealism (Woodrow Wilson). Voters like his friendliness, reputation, and most importantly his drive toward “normalcy.” Coolidge was very laid back /reserved (nickname: “silent Cal”), and had obvious integrity and simple values.
What did the Democratic Party look like in 1920?
James Cox believed that President Woodrow Wilson’s ways of going about the recently-ended WWI saved “civilization,” and accused the GOP of just ignoring this. As for Roosevelt, people just saw him as immature because of his age at the time, 38 years old.
Who won the presidential election of 1920?
Harding and Coolidge; by a landslide.
What were the perspectives/wants of the voters during 1920?
The First World War had just ended, over 600,000 Americans died from the Spanish Flu pandemic, and an economic depression was slowly on its way. They saw Harding and Coolidge as pretty normal guys with normal benefits and positive desires for the United States, so that’s where they put their votes.
Who ran in the presidential election of 1924?
Calvin Coolidge, John Davis & La Follette
What party was Calvin Coolidge for?
The Republican Party
What party was John Davis for?
The Democratic Party
What did the Republican Party look like in 1924?
Harding passed away in 1923, vice president Calvin Coolidge took office. He pledges his earnest support regarding the economics; finance and taxation. When he became president, he shrank debt, but cause overproduction of goods with his tax cuts. He also signed the Immigration act of 1924, limiting the number of Immigrants allowed into the United States. Although, it was pretty chill for four years. He was known for “effectively doing nothing,” which is what the country needed at the time.
What did the Democratic Party look like in 1924?
Not as good as the Republican Party. Voters just weren’t impressed.
Who won the presidential election of 1924?
Coolidge
What was the voters perspectives/wants during the election of 1924?
At this point, America had just gone through war, and they just wanted a president who they knew wasn’t super radical. Coolidge had already handled being a substitute president, and he had goood intentions. He was chill and that’s what American citizens wanted.
What party was La Follette for?
The Progressives
