HIST 151 003 1st Edition Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture I Chapter 22 WWI Progressive Crusade Home Abroad 1914 1920 cont Outline of Current Lecture II Chapter 23 From New Era to Great Depression Return to normalcy the 1920 s Harding Coolidge Hoover Republicans in the White House Ohio Gang Teapot Dome Kellogg Briand Pact 50 nations Outlaw War 18th Amendment Prohibition Current Lecture Return to normalcy the 1920 s Normalcy is subjective Americans wanted isolation Less government involvement regulation management The re establishment of Laissez Faire Let it alone Harding Coolidge Hoover Republicans in the White House Three Republicans in the White House during the 1920 s all anti Progressivists Warren G Harding from Ohio 1st of the three o Elected in 1920 died in office in 1923 Calvin Silent Cal Coolidge replaced Harding after his death and was re elected in the election of 1924 Edgar Hoover was elected in 1928 Black Friday and the Great Depression followed shortly after Hoover s election Ohio Gang Teapot Dome Harding Administration was the most corrupt administration in Presidential history o Failed to vet his cabinet o Harding brought his closest friends from Ohio to fill his cabinet utilized the Spoils System Media dubbed Harding s Administration as the Ohio Gang Left a long lasting negative effect on the Executive position even after Harding s presidency Teapot Dome of Wyoming held one of the United States largest oil reserves Secretary of Interior manages the public domain These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o Leased drilling rights at the Teapot Dome to private investors o Profits from the drilling lined the pockets of the Ohio Gang and drained the oil reserve Harding s death prevented his own impeachment as well as kept him out of jail Kellogg Briand Pact 50 nations Outlaw War Congressman Kellogg and French Representative Briand drew up an international piece of Legislation asking all willing countries to sign promising that they will not pursue war against another country Essentially outlawed war across the world Pact did not have any teeth 50 nations signed and embraced the Pact known as the International Kiss provided hope One of the few events of foreign affairs that the U S was involved in during the 1920 s 18th Amendment Prohibition Wilson Administration was overcome with guilt regarding the harsh life that the doughboys faced while in trench warfare o Many returned with missing limbs and mental disorders caused by mustard gas Edith Galt Wilson s wife wanted the White House to recognize women Wilson Administration passed two Amendments for women 18th Amendment Prohibition banned the manufacturing distribution and consumption of alcohol 19th Amendment Women s Voting Rights Granted women of any race over the age of 21 the right to vote Do not forget to read the novel All Souls A Family Story from Southie for the book quiz this Friday March 27th