1. Chapter 14: Politics and Prosperity
14.1 The Republican Decade

2. President: Warren G Harding
Political violence posed a threat to US and our “normalcy”
Spoils system: gave many jobs to friends

3. Russia Czar Nicholas II led Russia into WWI
Replaced by Vladimir Lenin and Bolsheviks
Peace with Germany
Private owned farms, industry, land all under govt control
Renamed Russia USSR or Soviet Union
All Soviet Union  COMMUNIST
Gov’t owned all land, single political party controls
Joseph Stalin takes over after the death of Lenin

7. Palmer Raids A. Mitchell Palmer: Attorney General
After a bomb scare, he arrested those who were trying to overthrow the govt
Jan 1920 thousands arrested and deported without proof
Sacco and Vanzetti Case

8. A Mitchell Palmer

9. Palmer Raids

11. Foreign Policy
Isolationism: avoid political or economic alliances with other countries
No League of Nations for US
Disarmament: Harding wanted all nations to give up weapons
US trades with Europe
Europe begins to pay off debt with trade (downsized by US)
Germany couldn’t pay debt
US changed German bank and gave them a loan with a schedule

14. Domestic Problems Nativism: favor American born
Why?
Blamed problems on immigration
Quota: restrict # of immigrants
Republican favored

16. Calvin Coolidge Took over after Harding died
Laissez Faire: Leave business alone and it will grow
Lowered income taxes, higher tariffs
Kept US out of foreign issues

17. Hoover wins election of 1928
Prohibition, religion main issues