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
new heroes
sports and movie starts. dempsey thorpe ruth
undberg
flew nonstop entire world
women
same party as male. still home/wive.
workplace=still the same as before. city. limited occupation