Presidents During the Roaring 20's

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1920-1932

Republicans won three elections with conservative views Presidents believed limited role in foreign affairs to prevent wars Government should not act to protect or assist individuals

Warren Harding
President from 1920-1923
During his presidency:
Republican Taxes were reduced for the wealthy Immigration was limited He signed the budget streamlined the federal budget system and established the federal accounting o Teapot Dome scandal o Died 1923 o o o o

Calvin Coolidge
President from 1924- 1928
o Resisted government to help farmers; reduced taxes for wealthy . o Supported high tariffs; allowed business merge o A Republican lawyer from Vermont. o Worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics. o governor of Massachusetts. o Supported treaty to prevent international war.

Herbert Hoover
President from 1928-1932
o A symbol of prosperity. o Resisted calles to help people directly with payments. o He was an author o He later approved programs to back loans for business, banks, and individuals

Economy

Grew rapidly from 1920-1929 The wealthy put high tariffs Believed government should not intervene in the economy The stock market crashed Harding put protective tariffs Hoover tried to help farmers by raising tariffs, but back fired and hurt the economy

 Warren Harding Continued Open Door policy

Diplomacy

toward China to insure access to trade Calvin Coolidge continued Roosevelts Big Stick policy in Latin America Herbert Hoover used dollar diplomacy

Fun Facts

"Let the black man vote when he is fit to vote,

prohibit the white man voting when he is unfit to vote."- Warren Harding In 1923 ,Harding was the first president to vist Alaska
Lieutenant Governor and as a U.S. Senator.

Harding served in the Ohio Senate, as the 28th

 Hoover made a book Fishing for fun- and to

wash your soul Hoover was a quaker Campign slogan was Keep cool with Coolidge Coolidge was a republican

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