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The business of Government Chapter 11 section 2 The business of Government

Section Focus How did domestic and foreign policy change direction under Harding and Coolidge?

Harding Administration “ Return to Normalcy” Retreat from world affairs Rejection of progressive reforms More conservative, policies favor business Andrew Mellon Sec of Treasury Pro business legislation Cut Spending $18 billion to $3 billion

Ohio Gang President Harding very likable Friends take advantage of him Not the smartest Friends take advantage of him Steal from tax payers Teapot Dome Scandal Sec of Interior Albert Fall Steals Navy oil reserves in Tea Pot Dome Wyoming Transfers land to dept of Interior Leases land to his buddies Scandal Fall goes to Prison

Harding Dies Harding suffers Heart Attack returning from speaking tour in Alaska Americans mourn Scandals emerge Change opinion of Harding

Coolidge Prosperity Vice pres. Calvin Coolidge takes over “Silent Cal” Quiet, honest, frugal Believed in business, admin is no place for crooks or progressives “ The business of America is business” Economy soars under Coolidge Farmers still in trouble Jim Crow laws in South Mexican Americans discriminated

America’s Role in the World WWI is so deadly planet tries to make sure it doesn’t happen again US involved in world trade Forgien policy shaped by reaction to war Try to end arms race before they begin Washington Naval Disarmament Conference 1922 Limit construction of large warships Japan in attendance Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928 Outlaws war as means of diplomacy unenforceable

War Debts Coolidge insists France/England pay back war debts Some favor canceling debts France/England demand Germany pay them reparations so they can pay back US Very hard to pay back Sets stage for WWII

Section Focus How did domestic and foreign policy change direction under Harding and Coolidge? Both men refused to use legislation to make social changes. Unlike the progressives, their economic policies favored big business. Both presidents also maintained isolationist stances in world affairs.