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Unit 8 (Ch. 23, 24, 25) Flashcards

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Warren Harding in office

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“Return to Normalcy”
Veteran’s Issues
Washington Naval Conference
Scandals

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“Return to Normalcy”

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Warren Harding’s motto in 1920 election; Runs as Laissez Faire Conservative (End to Progressivism)
- Means they wont enforce anti-trust laws!

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Veteran’s Issues

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Adjusted Compensation Act - promises bonuses to Vets in 20 years
Creates Veterans Bureau

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Washington Naval Conference

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Known as being an isolationist….
Demilitarization Conference - decreased all military sizes across world
- 3:3:1 ratio of Britain:US:Japan in tons of navy metal

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Charles Forbes

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Harding put him in charge of Veteran’s Bureau - Forbes stole $200 million

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Teapot Dome

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Oil reserve that was kept from private development - Albert Fall (Harding’s Cabinet Member) was secretly selling this oil

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Attorney General (Daugherty)

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Gets paid for not prosecuting violators of prohibition

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Affairs

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Harding had many affairs - one with an actress and had a kid; another with the wife on an Ohio politician

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Welfare Capitalism

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Calvin Coolidge’s policy where businesses gave benefits to their workers
- good for business; no government help

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Economic Nationalism

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Raised tariffs on imports 32 times!

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Kellog Brian Pact

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Condemn militarism - agreed not to fight with other countries
- Known as the “International Kiss”

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McNary - Haugen Bill

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Provides economic help for farmers –> VETOED BY COOLIDGE

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New Deal

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Put in place by Roosevelt - Shot for relief (quick), recovery (economy) and reform (prevention)

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First One Hundred Days

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Passes more than 15 major pieces of legislation in his first 100 days in office

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Emergency Banking Act

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Closes all banks for one bank for one week to inspect all of them

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Emergency Conservation Work Act

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200,000 young men go to work because of the Reforestation and Conservation Act

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Agriculture Adjustment Act

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Gave subsidies to farmers who cut production

- told farmers to cut wheat, kill animals to eliminate surplus and start over

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Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)

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Federal government provides money to states governments for food shelters, etc. Harry Hopkins leads organization

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Tennessee Valley Authority

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Built a hydroelectric network that supplied electricity to Tennessee Valley area

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Homeowners Refinancing Act/ Farm Credit Act

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allows homeowners and farmers to refinance their mortgages

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Glass-Steagall Banking Act

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creates FDIC - bank will insure up to $5000 if bank fails; separates commercial and investment banks; Federal Securities Act - full disclosure of stock info to public

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National Industrial Recovery Act

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Sets prices and production quotas; minimum wages and maximum hours; competition laws; abolishes child labor; creates Public Works Administration (employed 2.6 million people in 30 days)

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Schecter v. US

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Shuts down NRA - ruled unconstitutional

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Importance of midterm election of 1934

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Democrats win big in Congress and so Roosevelt is able to continue to pass legislation

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Social Security Act

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Provides pensions for most workers; funded by workers; gave assistance to unemployed, disabled and dependent children

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Works Progress Administration

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The new PWA after it got shot down by Schecter

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Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)

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Creates the National Labor Relations Board –> guarantees right of collective bargaining and recognition of Unions; outlaws discriminatory actions against unions

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Congress of Industrial Organizations

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Huge group of labor unions; John Lewis - founder

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