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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