1. Political Uncertainty
Adjusting to Peace
We will analyze the causes and effects of race relations, nativism, and the Red Scare; analyze Harding’s Return to Normalcy and reduced taxes; and describe effects of Teapot Dome Scandal.
I will correctly match characteristics, policies, and accomplishments to the Republican presidents of the 1920s.
Post-War America
Isolationism
BRIEF Recession
Russian Revolution
Spread of Communism
Red Scare
Political Uncertainty
Palmer Raids
Sacco and Vanzetti Case
Mitchell
Palmer
J. Edgar
Hoover
Nativism
Ku Klux Klan
Race Riots
Southern States
Republican Policies
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act (1930)
Lower Taxes on Wealthy & Corporations
Lax Enforcement of Anti-Trust Laws and Regulations
Rise of Nativism & Racism
Post-War Politics

2. Three Republican Presidents
Warren G. Harding Presidency,
Return to
Normalcy
Ohio
Gang
Teapot
Dome
Scandal
Foreign
Policy
Domestic
Policy
Other
Scandals
Calvin Coolidge Presidency,
Harding’s Vice President
“The Business of America is Business”
“Silent Cal”
Herbert Hoover Presidency,
Experienced
Politician
“Rugged
Individualism”