1920s Elections & Foreign Policy
Election of 1920 Democrats James M. Cox Franklin D. Roosevelt Governor of Ohio Newspaper Editor Franklin D. Roosevelt New York VP Candidate
Election of 1920 Republicans Warren Gemaliel Harding Calvin Coolidge Ohio Senator Newspaper editor Chosen in back room deal “Front Porch Campaign” Calvin Coolidge Governor of Massachusetts VP Candidate
Election of 1920 Socialists Eugene Debs
Issues League of Nations Postwar Recovery Wilson makes election of 1920 referendum on Treaty of Versailles Role of Irish-Americans Harding a “mild reservationist” Postwar Recovery Return to “normalcy”
Results
Harding’s Foreign Policy Knox-Porter Resolution, 1921 Formally ended war with Central Powers Washington Naval Conference, 1921-22 Disarmament Tensions in East Asia Some positive steps, but no long-term solutions
Harding’s Death
Election of 1924 Republicans Coolidge handily wins nomination Charles Dawes, VP Businessman
Election of 1924 Democrats Drys v. Wets John W. Davis West Virginia Charles Bryan, VP Nebraska
Election of 1924 Progressive Party Robert LaFollette Wisconsin
Results
Coolidge’s Foreign Policy Immigration Act of 1924 Dawes Plan, 1924 Geneva Naval Conference of 1927 Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928 Red Line Agreement, 1928
Election of 1928 Republicans Herbert Hoover Charles Curtis, VP California “Great Engineer” Charles Curtis, VP Kansas
Election of 1928 Democrats Al Smith Joseph T. Robinson, VP New York Governor Catholic Joseph T. Robinson, VP Arkansas
“A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.”
Results
Hoover’s Foreign Policy Young Plan, 1929-30 London Naval Conference, 1930 Stimson Doctrine, 1931-32 Smoot-Hawley Tariff, 1933
FDR and the Election of 1932
FDR’s Early Life Distant cousin of Teddy Roosevelt Married Teddy’s niece, Eleanor State Senator in NY Assistant Secretary of the Navy under Wilson
FDR’s Early Life In 1921, FDR is stricken with Polio He was paralyzed from the waist down Hid the extent of his disability the rest of his life Was never again able to walk unaided
FDR as Governor In 1928, FDR was elected Governor of New York Known for developing innovative social programs A reformer Tense relationship with Tammany Hall Elected to second term in 1930
Democratic Nomination, 1932 Three-way race FDR Al Smith (1928 candidate) John Nance Garner (House speaker) Roosevelt appealed to many different groups; seen as a populist Smith and former Treasury Secretary McAdoo fight dirty campaign
Democratic Nomination, 1932 At convention, Roosevelt is front runner but does not have enough delegates Makes Garner his VP choice Secures Southern vote as Garner is from Texas Wins nomination on 4th Ballot
1932 Election Results
President Roosevelt High expectations Refuses to meet with Hoover prior to Inauguration Lets Hoover twist in the wind Assassination attempt in February 1933 Miami Florida Giuseppe Zangara, Italian anarchist from NJ Mayor of Chicago is killed