1. What was the impact of the First World War on domestic politics?
LOs:
1. To identify key impacts of WWI that led to the Republican ascendancy of the 1920s.
2. To weigh up the relative importance of the key factors for Republican ascendancy
3. To identify the impact of the Republican ascendancy on domestic policies.

2. Factors in the rise of Republicanism
The rise of Republicans Harding, Coolidge and Hoover
Government intervention became unpopular and created the desire for a return to ‘normalcy’
Prohibition
The Red Scare
Isolationism
Prosperity and the economy

3. Tasks:
Using pages 6-9 of your handout, create a mind map of the first 4 impacts. For each, explain the effect of WWI and how this factor facilitated the rise of Republicanism in the 1920s.
You will be allocated one impact to start with.
Then you’ll need to teach each other and share information to complete the remaining 3.
1. Government intervention became unpopular and created the desire for a return to ‘normalcy’ (pages 8-9)
4. The Red Scare (page 7-8)
Impact of WWI
2. The rise of Republicans (page 6)
3. Prohibition (page 6-7)
Challenge: How far was the appeal of Republican ideas the main reason for a Republican Presidency and majority in Congress in the years 1921 – 33?

4. Rise of Republican Party
World War One
Economy and Prosperity
Woodrow Wilson
Rise of Republican Party
The appeal of Republican ideals
Isolationism
Prohibition
The Red Scare
Do any of these factors link?

5. Strongly Agree Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree
“The appeal of Republican ideas was the main reason for a Republican Presidency and majority in Congress in the years 1921 – 33”. How far do you agree with this statement?
Agree
Strongly Agree
You cannot sit on the fence!
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

6. What did Republicanism look like?
Tasks:
1) Code the example cards using the key at the top of the sheet
2) Which of these ideals and interests were most important to Republicans and why?
Try to make links between the most important and the remaining interests.
Challenge: What was the significance of Andrew Mellon?

7. Homework reading
Use the handout to find examples (written) of the following factors in the rise of Republicanism, in addition to your work today:
Prohibition
Woodrow Wilson
Economy and Prosperity
World War One
The Red Scare
Isolationism
The appeal of Republican ideals
Be prepared to answer:
“The appeal of Republican ideas was the main reason for a Republican Presidency and majority in Congress in the years 1921 – 33”. How far do you agree with this statement?