1. “Normalcy” & Isolationism
Chapter 20 Section 2

2. I A Return to “Normalcy”
1920 election won by Warren G. Harding
Promised a “return to normalcy” & to simple America before the progressive era

3. A. Working for Peace
Post WWI prob include war debt, arms control, & reconstruction of wartorn countries
Harding wanted to solve prob. While keeping peace
Major naval powers agree to disarm navies
Kellogg-Briand Pact= renounced war as an instrument of Nat’l policy
NO WAY TO ENFORCE BECAUSE NO WAY TO PUNISH COUNTRIES WHO DIDN’T STICK TO AGREEMENT

4. B. High Tariffs & Reparations
GB & France cant pay loans try to pay by forcing Germany to pay reparations
Germany econ struggling toocan’t pay GB & France
France invades industrial area of Germany
US proposes Dawes Plan to avoid war
Dawes Plan= US loans $ to Germany to pay France & GB, who would then use that $ to pay US
This caused bad feelings among pplwho believed US wants paying their fair share
US viewed other nations as fiscally irresponsible

5. II Limiting Immigration A. Quota System
Emergency quota act set up the quota system
Established max # of immigrants to US
Discriminated against ppl in E & W Europe (Catholics & Jews)
Also completely closed door to Japanese
Japan angry because it lived up to its part of the gentlemen’s agreement
Goal was to cut immigration for EuropeUS

6. Classwork Question
Answer the following question in at least one FULL paragraph How does the Kellogg-Briand Pact & Quota System reflect America’s isolationist, nativist, & conservatist feelings?