Presidencies of the 1920s
This president was known for his ineptness and the scandals of his administration, including the infamous Teapot Dome scandal.
Who is Warren G. Harding?
This plan, named after the vice president under Coolidge, aimed to resolve the reparations Germany had to pay after World War I.
What is the Dawes Plan?
his scandal involved the secret leasing of federal oil reserves by the secretary of the interior, resulting in a famous trial.
What is the Teapot Dome scandal?
This term refers to Hoover's belief in minimal government intervention in the economy.
What is laissez-faire?
This 1928 pact, signed by 62 nations, declared that war would not be used as a tool of national policy.
What is the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
Known for his laconic demeanor and pro-business policies, this president famously said, "The business of America is business."
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
This tariff, passed in 1930, raised U.S. tariffs to historically high levels, worsening the Depression.
What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
This term describes the group of Harding’s friends who caused embarrassment with their unethical behavior in office.
Who are the "Ohio Gang"?
Passed in response to the Depression, this 1932 law created a federal lending bank.
What is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)?
The U.S. refused to join this international body, which was a part of the League of Nations, contributing to its ineffectiveness.
What is the World Court?
This president's administration was marred by the onset of the Great Depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
Herbert Hoover believed in this economic principle, suggesting that assistance to businesses at the top would trickle down to consumers.
What is supply side economics?
This act passed during Harding's administration was meant to help farmers by stabilizing prices through governmental purchase and storage of surplus goods.
What is the Capper-Volstead Act?
Hoover's policy to combat the Depression focused on this type of help rather than direct government aid.
What is voluntary cooperation?
This doctrine stated that the U.S. would not recognize territorial acquisitions gained through force.
What is the Stimson Doctrine?
This policy of Harding aimed to return to normalcy after World War I, focusing on pro-business measures and less government intervention in the economy.
What is the "Return to Normalcy"?
This act created the Federal Reserve Board, which aimed to stabilize the economy by regulating the supply of money.
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
This general was responsible for forcefully removing the Bonus Army from Washington D.C., an action that damaged Hoover’s image.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
This environmental disaster exacerbated the economic downturn during the early 1930s.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This international conference aimed at naval disarmament and led to treaties limiting naval construction.
What is the Washington Naval Conference?
This act, signed by Coolidge, was meant to limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.
What is the National Origins Act?
This term describes the speculative boom in the stock market that ended with a crash in October 1929.
What is the Wall Street Crash of 1929 or the Great Crash?
This veterans' movement demanded early cash redemption of their service certificates.
What is the Bonus Army?
This 1931 incident involved veterans who were forcibly removed by the U.S. Army from Washington D.C.
What is the routing of the Bonus Army?
The 1924 plan that aimed to resolve the issue of German reparations by scheduling their payments and providing loans to Germany.
What is the Dawes Plan?