apush 1920 Flashcards
presidents
harding-corupt coolidge hoove FDR truman
harding
limit gov regu in business. less farmers n union
! income tax
return to normalcy-antiprogress
bureau of budgets
fordney-mccumber tarigg
harding increase tariff
debs
harding release him from prison- espionage act. was presid candidate
teapot dome scandal
sec of inter: fall, accepted bribes for granting oil lease (harding)
silent cal-coolridge
limited gov, budget.
the business of america is doing business
election of 1924
both DR conserv, liberal formed progressive= lafollette, coolidge won
coolidge vetoes
- bonuses for ww1 vet
- mcnary-haugen bill (farmers)
election of 1928`
hoover: south
Smith: immigrants, cath, antiprohob
Taylor
time n motion studies, principle of sumaning, efficient mass production
oil
produces gasoline for cars and factories. increase electric bc factpories n new appliane
gov policy
favor big business over corporate tax cuts n don’t enforce antitrust
fed reserve
low interest rate
relaxed regu n tightening money supply
electricity
more in home allow for puchase of home appliances. contributed to great depression.
cars affordable
credit consumption
^chain store=! prices
labor
^wage=! union,
strikes fail
farmer
debt, borrowed during ww1. new tech=1 prices
open shops
keeping jobs open to nonunion worker
welfare capitalism
gave benefitsn wage to prevent union
united mine workers
lewis, unucessful, penn
hollywood
valentino and barbo. movies had sound