Why the Republicans regained power in 1921 Flashcards
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How did WW1 cause the democrats to fall out of power in 1921
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Woodrow Wilson had taken them into war despite campaigning to keep out of it.
People believed that involvement in the war had been a mistake and liked it even less when President Wilson tried to involve USA more closely in international affairs once the war had ended
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What promised did Harding make that made people pick him for the next election?
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He promised a return to normalcy
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What is normalcy
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A return to things as they had been before the war
5
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Why was normalcy so wanted by the people?
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Because after the war there being a short economic depression and unemployment rose from 950,000 in 1919 to 5,01000 in 1921 leading to protest strikes and riots
