A Republican Decade

Key Terms Communism Red Scare Isolationism Disarmament Quota Teapot Dome scandal Kellogg-Briand Pact

The Red Scare Czar Nicholas II lost his power in March 1917 – Alexander Kerensky then took over Lenin and the Bolsheviks overthrew Kerensky Red and White Armies were established – Red: LeninWhite: landowners and rich Red Army won and the USSR was created Communism: – Government owned all land – Single political party in power – Needs of the country were most important The Red Scare took off in America

Different Events Dealing with the Red Scare Schenck v. US – Charles Schenck sent letters to men who were drafted and urged them not to report for duty Broke the Espionage Act Gitlow v. New York – Published in cities that they should overthrow the government by force The Palmer Raids – Palmer was the Attorney General Believed that radicals were conspiring to overthrow the government Targets were Communists, Socialists, and Anarchists

Labor Strikes Boston police officers had not received a pay increase since the start of the war Steelworkers launched a strike against the United States Steel Corporation – Work of communists Soft-coal miners also went on strike demanding higher wages – Were granted the miners a 14% pay increase

Republican Leadership The Red Scare had important political consequences – Americans felt that they Republican Party was more likely to restore stability than the Democratic Party

Harding Presidency Believed in the spoils system Many Americans wished to avoid political alliances with foreign countries – Isolationism Called for a disarmament – Nations of the world would voluntarily give up their weapons Passed the Fordey-McCumber Tariff – Dawes Plan later (assisted Germany)

Domestic Issues during this time Patriotism – Immigrants would not be loyal to the US Religion – Protestants mistrusted immigrants Urban conditions – Blamed city problems on immigrants Jobs Workers – Immigrants would take jobs Red Scare – Spies or be radicals Teapot Dome Scandal – Fall took money for the oil drilling of California and Wyoming

The Coolidge Presidency Coolidge wanted a Laissez Faire economy – Congress supported it – Lowered income and inheritance tax rates and approved higher tariffs Established the Kellogg-Briand Pact – 15 nations pledged not to use the threat of war in their dealings with one another 60 later joined

Questions to Consider What is the Red Scare? Why did people believe that these labor strikes were occurring? What were some domestic issues during this time? iU iU BOc BOc