1920s Politics, Foreign Policy, and Economics Unit 8, Lesson 3

Essential Idea In the 1920s, the government pursued pro- business domestic and foreign policies.

Republicans in Control Progressive Era ends Warren G. Harding Pro-business politics

Harding’s Presidency Debs pardoned The “Ohio Gang” Teapot Dome Scandal (1924) Harding dies Scandals

Coolidge as President Calvin Coolidge Vetoes Election of 1924

1920s Economic Conditions Business prosperity Productivity Technology Government policy

1920s Economic Conditions Farm problems Labor problems Coolidge’s Presidency

Foreign Policy Tensions InterventionismDisarmament Collective security Collective security “Wilsonianism” “Wilsonianism” Business interests Business interests Isolationism Isolationism Nativists Nativists Anti-War movement Anti-War movement Conservative Republicans Conservative Republicans

Foreign Policy Isolationism Washington Conference (1921) –Five-Power Treaty –Four-Power Treaty –Nine-Power Treaty Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928) Postwar Foreign Policy

Business and Diplomacy Latin America Middle East Raising tariffs

Addressing War Debts From debtor to creditor Europe’s economy Dawes Plan (1924)

Hoover Becomes President Election of 1928 Herbert Hoover Results