Political Uncertainty Adjusting to Peace We will analyze the causes and effects of race relations, nativism, and the Red Scare; analyze Harding’s Return to Normalcy and reduced taxes; and describe effects of Teapot Dome Scandal. I will correctly match characteristics, policies, and accomplishments to the Republican presidents of the 1920s. Post-War America Isolationism BRIEF Recession Russian Revolution Spread of Communism Red Scare Political Uncertainty Palmer Raids Sacco and Vanzetti Case Mitchell Palmer J. Edgar Hoover Nativism Ku Klux Klan Race Riots Southern States Republican Policies Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act (1930) Lower Taxes on Wealthy & Corporations Lax Enforcement of Anti-Trust Laws and Regulations Rise of Nativism & Racism Post-War Politics
Three Republican Presidents Warren G. Harding Presidency, 1921-1923 Return to Normalcy Ohio Gang Teapot Dome Scandal Foreign Policy Domestic Policy Other Scandals Calvin Coolidge Presidency, 1923-1929 Harding’s Vice President “The Business of America is Business” “Silent Cal” Herbert Hoover Presidency, 1929-1933 Experienced Politician “Rugged Individualism”