Gilded Age vs 1920

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Gilded Age vs 1920s I. both are post-war
periods II. poor office holders/corruption the
parties are controlled by business III.
Negative reactions to foreigner/
minorities/poor IV. Negative reaction to
reform V.Economic expansion/consolidation
more power in fewer hands
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The Roaring Twenties I. The Is have it
Isolation (our position in the world)
Intolerance (our attitude toward things at home)
Industrialization (massive economic growth) and
Individualism (new chances/experiences) II. Two
Reasons A. the promised changes after WWI
and Progressive Era not as dramatic
B. the desire to return to laissez-faire at
home and in world
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The decline of the Presidency
1920 Harding/Coolidge (R) vs Cox/FDR (D)
Harding won with return to normalcy and
stressing big business
I. Harding A. the Ohio gang and Teapot
Dome B. dies in 1923--Gaston Means
II. Coolidge (1924) Silent Cal -really
began preaching that big business was the
measure of the country
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III. Herbert Hoover(1928)- Iowas
Wonderboy A. self-made millionaire, ran the
relief efforts for Belgium in WWI B.
Sec. of Commerce under the others- does see
some kind of role for govt
IV. Results of these three A. Office becomes
almost non- existent B. regulation is
turned off
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On the Foreign Side
I. A split between internationalists (Sec of
State/big business) and isolationists
(Congress) II. Presidents want cooperation with
League of Nations as much as can III. Our
diplomacy in 1920s led to the situation of
1930s (fascism) and 1940s (WWII)
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Woodrow Lives three agreements I. 1921-22 Wash
Naval Conference first attempt a arms
reductions, but Japan leaves angered at
results II. 1924 Dawes Plan (reparations)
A. creates circle of credit B. keeps
Germany from recovering III. 1929 Kellogg-Briand
Pact-- the ultimate attempt at idealism
war was made illegal