Politics and Government

Warren G. Harding● Elected as 29th president in 1920 (first election

after 19th amendment)● Reduced taxes, but raised tariffs ● Emergency Quota Act of 1921 limited

immigration● The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921

centralized the control of the federal budget ● Disarmament conference required countries to

downsize navies and stop building battleships● Became the first president to visit Alaska in

1923● Died from a heart attack in San Francisco in

1923

Harding Scandals● Many cabinet members were corrupt and sought

personal gain● Head of the Veterans Bureau stole $200 million

from the government ● Teapot Dome Scandal: Secretary of the Interior

leased land in Wyoming to gain money through bribes

● Rumors suggested Harding violated the 18th amendment and had extramarital affairs

● Bonus Bill would compensate veterans for wages lost during the war, Harding vetoed because of high costs

Calvin Coolidge ● Became 30th president after Harding’s death,

won election of 1924● Continued intervention in Central American

affairs● Passed the Dawes Plan of 1924, which organized

a way for Britain and France to repay war debts ● Vetoed 2 farm relief bills ● First president to make a radio address to the

country ● Adjusted Compensation Act rejected by

Coolidge, but Congress overruled, gave veterans paid insurance policy

Herbert Hoover● Elected 31st president in 1928● Agricultural Marketing Act set up Federal Farm

Board to help farmers ● Hawley-Smoot Tariff raised rate to 60% to help

farmers● October 1829, overproduction and low wages

led to the stock market crash● Spent money on public works to “trickle down”

financial health ● Removed troops from Central America● Kept country out of Asian conflicts

19th Amendment ● The 19th amendment was essentially

womens suffrage which granted women the right to vote.

● With women being allowed to vote legislators were afraid that women would create a bloc.

● So they passed Acts such as the Sheppard-Towner Act to try to appease women

Mass Culture

Harlem Renaissance/Jazz ● A movement involving african

american literature, music, and thoughts.

● This served as an establishing factor in black culture.

● It’s important to note that Jazz was not a component.

Lost Generation ● This was a term that refers to the

generation that were becoming adults during or shortly after World War 1.

● This was specifically applicable to literature.

● This term was made popular by Ernest Hemingway who attributes it to his mentor Gertrude Stein.

Langston Hughes● Focused on the struggles of lower class citizens

and the emerging black culture in the 1920s.● While attending Columbia he became heavily

involved in the Harlem Renaissance. ● His poems cover topics of Racism, Music,

Dignity and many other social issues.

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