Do-Now Do-Now

Come up to the board and share the details of your Venn-Diagrams.

Tuesday, January 13th

AgendaAgenda• Do-Now• Go over outlines, Republican presidents• Discussion• Begin Homework

HomeworkHomeworkPart IV of your outlines is Part IV of your outlines is due tomorrow.due tomorrow.Corresponds to Chapter Corresponds to Chapter 21, Section 3.21, Section 3.

Return to NormalcyReturn to NormalcyThe Republican DecadeThe Republican Decade

The presidential The presidential administrations of administrations of

Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding

& Calvin Coolidge & Calvin Coolidge

Warren G. HardingWarren G. Harding

Warren G. HardingWarren G. Harding

"America's present need is not heroics, "America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not revolution, but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but restoration; not agitation, but adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not experiment, but equipoise; not not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant sustainment in triumphant nationality...." nationality...."

What are your impressions of Harding’s What are your impressions of Harding’s speech style?speech style?

A Democratic leader called Harding's A Democratic leader called Harding's speeches : speeches : "an army of pompous phrases moving "an army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an across the landscape in search of an idea."idea."

Harding Presidency Harding Presidency

EconomyEconomy– Promoted expansion of trade around the Promoted expansion of trade around the

world.world.– Protected Business at homeProtected Business at home

Fordney-McCumber Tariff (1922) –Fordney-McCumber Tariff (1922) – discouraged imports which competed with discouraged imports which competed with American industry, enraged European nations American industry, enraged European nations who needed exports to pay off war debtswho needed exports to pay off war debts

Dawes Plan (1924) –Dawes Plan (1924) – developed to help developed to help Germany pay for war reparations, est. German Germany pay for war reparations, est. German national bank, approved a loan to Germanynational bank, approved a loan to Germany

Harding PresidencyHarding Presidency

ImmigrationImmigration– Immigration increased after WWI & Immigration increased after WWI &

Americans became more Nativist Americans became more Nativist because:because: PatriotismPatriotism ReligionReligion Urban ConditionsUrban Conditions JobsJobs Red ScareRed Scare

Harding PresidencyHarding Presidency

Immigration (continued)Immigration (continued)– 1921, Congress pushes Harding to restrict 1921, Congress pushes Harding to restrict

immigration, believed best for social immigration, believed best for social stabilitystability Quota – a numerical limit imposed on immigrants Quota – a numerical limit imposed on immigrants

representing certain ethnic groups or nationsrepresenting certain ethnic groups or nations Natural Origins Act (1924)Natural Origins Act (1924)

– Reduced the quota from 3% to 2%Reduced the quota from 3% to 2%– Included prohibited entry by “aliens ineligible to Included prohibited entry by “aliens ineligible to

citizenship”citizenship”

Harding PresidencyHarding Presidency

Teapot Dome ScandalTeapot Dome Scandal– Most influential scandal before watergate, Most influential scandal before watergate,

it added to a series of charges of it added to a series of charges of corruption in Harding’s administration corruption in Harding’s administration Albert B. Fall (secretary of the interior) Albert B. Fall (secretary of the interior)

controlled oil-drilling rights to government controlled oil-drilling rights to government land in Elk Hills, CA and Teapot Dome, WYland in Elk Hills, CA and Teapot Dome, WY

Secretly leased these rights to private Secretly leased these rights to private companies, receiving $300,000 in companies, receiving $300,000 in gifts/paymentgifts/payment

Why did the Why did the American people American people turn to the turn to the Republican Party in Republican Party in 1920?1920?

Did you think Did you think Harding gave them Harding gave them good reason to good reason to vote Repubican vote Repubican again in 1924? again in 1924? Why?Why?

Coolidge PresidencyCoolidge Presidency

V.P., he took office after Harding’s V.P., he took office after Harding’s deathdeath

Easily won a 2Easily won a 2ndnd term in office in term in office in 19241924

““The chief business of the American The chief business of the American people is business.”people is business.”

Coolidge PresidencyCoolidge Presidency

Laissez-Faire Government styleLaissez-Faire Government style– believed it best to keep the government “hands-believed it best to keep the government “hands-

off” in businessoff” in business– Lowered income and inheritance tax rates, Lowered income and inheritance tax rates,

raised tariffsraised tariffs– This policy helped fuel the 1920’s economic This policy helped fuel the 1920’s economic

boomboom Urged by secretary of commerce H. Hoover to regulate Urged by secretary of commerce H. Hoover to regulate

the buying of stocks on easy creditthe buying of stocks on easy credit

– The government had no duty to protect citizens The government had no duty to protect citizens “against the hazards of the elements”“against the hazards of the elements”

Coolidge PresidencyCoolidge Presidency

Kellogg-Briand PactKellogg-Briand Pact– 15 nations pledge not to use the threat of war 15 nations pledge not to use the threat of war

against one anotheragainst one another ““Outlawed war”Outlawed war” More than 60 nations eventually joinMore than 60 nations eventually join No provision for enforcement No provision for enforcement

In what ways did In what ways did Coolidge carry Coolidge carry out Harding’s out Harding’s policies?policies?

In what ways are In what ways are Harding and Harding and Coolidge similar?Coolidge similar?

Predict:Predict:

How could the leadership style How could the leadership style upheld by these two Republican upheld by these two Republican Presidents have lead the country Presidents have lead the country toward an economic collapse?toward an economic collapse?

Write down your response.Write down your response.

Relate:Relate: How might our present day president How might our present day president

and federal government’s leadership and federal government’s leadership style have incurred similar results and style have incurred similar results and problems?problems?

What leadership style are Americans What leadership style are Americans seeking in their President today? How seeking in their President today? How did our recent economic collapse did our recent economic collapse affected the recent presidential election?affected the recent presidential election?

Write down your response.Write down your response.