American A Narrative History Outline Chapter 27

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Progressivism in the 1920s
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Dissolution of coalition 1.Effects of war plurality desired conservative values again
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Election of 1920 1.Harding declares normalcy, healing, restoration needed
2. disintegration of Wilson coalition; Wilson recognizes that national wants conservatives 3.Election of Harding (R) over pres. nom. James cyclooxygenase (D) & VP nom. Franklin D.
Roosevelt (D) The Harding and Coolidge government activitys
1.The Harding appointments a.Cabinet some best, some corrupt & worst b. overbearing Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft; appointed to reverse
decisions (fed. child? apprehend law; min. wage for women, limit power of fed.
regulatory agencies) 2.Harding organisation too much for him; overwhelmed with self?doubt
a.Reduce govt pass Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, Bureau of Budget (unified budget), frequent Accounting Office (audit fed. accounts)
3.Efforts for economy a.Tax cut Sec. of treasury Mellon wants rich to be richer ? help general
welfare; maximum valuate rate on personal income 65%?50?40?20 (1926); lower
estate tax, remove gift tax b. high tariff (Fordney?McCumber Tariff of 1922) b/c must cherish new
chemical & metal industries; helps farmers too b/c commerce on farm products 4.



De?emphasis on regulating agencies; subdued govt regulation of business; friendly
regulation 5. corruption in the administration
a.Veterans Bureau systematically looting medical & hospital supplies b.Justice Department attny?gen.s friend sells influence
c.Teapot Dome vegetable oil deposit reserve; Albert B. Fall signs contacts w/o play; also takes loans from same private companies
6.Hardings death and public reaction food poisoning?recovery?death; outpour of sadness for beloved president ? scorn ? contempt b/c scandals revealed (affair, illegitimate child, love letters) ? one of the worst administrations
2.Attitudes toward labor Wilson administration not sympathetic w/ unions 3.Agricultural prices dropped b/c wartime...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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