Warren Harding 1921-1923

Give a few key terms or nicknames associated with Warren Harding’s Presidency?

• “A Return to Normalcy”

• “overwhelmed Harding”

• passive

• “The inconsistent president”

• “laissez- faire”

• Republican

• Isolationist

• Ohio senator

• Provincial - saw no where beyond Ohio

• out of his depth

• “Ohio gang/cronies”

Name 3 of Harding’s domestic policies in his term?

• Revenue Act 1921

• Budget and Accounting Act 1921

• Sheppard-Towner Maternity Aid Act

Although Harding’s Revenue Act was a success in 1921 by boosting the economy and in the “Roaring 20s”, what problematic event did this later lead to and subsequent crisis that later presidents would have to solve? Superficial

• Wall Street Crash and the subsequent Great Depression.

The Budget and Accounting Act 1921 had initial great success, and caused a drop in government spending, explain why this is?

Also, provide evidence of this drop between 1920 and 1922?

• Annual budget each year for federal spending, set by the president.

• $5 billion → $3 billion drop in government spending

Name 1 Foreign policy in Harding’s term?

• What 3 countries dominated this conference?

• What did Japan agree to limit the size of and by how much?

• This was a huge success for Harding however, did the Pacific still remain a threat? Yes/No

• Washington Naval Conference

• USA, Britain and Japan

• Their navy to 60% of the size of British and American fleets.

• Yes, Japan still remained dominant.

What was the scandal attributed to him called?

“… gang”?

Who was the Secretary of the Interior ?

What did he lease to oil barons (independent oil businessmen)?

• Teapot Dome Scandal

• Ohio gang

• Albert Fall

• government owned oil.

True/False, did Warren Harding value a return back to Isolationism?

If so, what organisation did he denounce the proposal of the US joining , which his predecessor has encouraged?

True

League of Nations

The Passive presidents all represent a period of …

For example, Warren Harding was in full support of the 18th amendment introduced by Wilson, what was this?

Conservative Republicanism

Prohibition

How much money (million) was misappropriated/taken without permission by the Veteran’s Bureau?

$250 million

One of Harding’s shortcomings was his numerous affairs, name the 20 year old girl he fathered an illegitimate daughter with?

Nan Brittan