HIST 1302 - The Jazz Age

What problems did Harding inherit from the inactivity of the Wilson administration before him?

Wilson had a large stroke in 1919 and that pretty much made him an ineffective leader for the rest of his life, so there was a lot that wasn't done or kept up with. Then Warren G. Harding was elected and he inherited the issues of: race riots, the aftershock of the red scare, still being technically at war with Germany, and foreign policy in the caribbean being "adrift", the economy was also in a post-war slump. Laizzes fair attitude toward business

Identify the reasons for the post WW I economic boom in America. 

People had a lot of savings because during the war a lot of consumer goods were not available for purchase, then those products became available, and people started buying those products. This also increased employment because so many people were buying consumer products that the demand increased so they had more jobs to give people. Also, there was very little competition from Europe because most of Europe was reconstructing itself after the war. Manufacturing switches back to domestic products

 Be familiar with how Andrew Mellon’s trickle-down economics worked.

The idea was that cutting taxes for the wealthy would spur the rich to invest their money into the economy and to create jobs for the middle class, and the middle class would stimulate the economy by buying stuff and this would continue. The issue is that instead of the money being reinvested in job creation is that the rich just put their money into the stock market.
This happened to save Andre Mellon 800K in taxes.

The 1928 election signaled a new shift for Democrats in what way? 

The 12 largest cities went for the democratic party in the 1928 election.

How did Hoover differ from his predecessors?  

He supported much more friendly relations with Latin America, making easier the 'Good Neighbor' policy of his successor. First one to have a phone on his desk

Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, 

General accounting office to provide oversight in the federal budget. reduce govt spending by 25%, another 25% the following year. taxes goes down, governmenr spending goes back

Sweet Bill

300,000 bureau veterans who needed ongoing medical care. hospitalization, job training (losing arm or leg)

Federal Highway Act of 1921

it funneled $162 million into highway construction.1 established the Federal Aid Road program, which created the first national highway system plan. President Warren Harding signed the act into law on November 9, 1921. makes transportation easier

Rep Warren G harding

preached “normalcy”, popular president, had many affairs with women, released prisoners from the espionage and sedition act

Charlie forbes

used the veterans bureau as his own personal piggy bank

Calvin coolage

1923-1928. doubles down on the laissez faire,

doesnt drink, doesnt smoke, in favor of civil rights, anti lyncing bill, signs the law giving native americans citizens. was not apart of any scandals