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Explain Harding's presidency
promised a return to "normalcy"(was not really clear); running mate was Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge; won a landslide victory in November 1920; named several talented people to his cabinet, which included Charles Evans Hughes, a former Supreme Court justice, as secretary of state, Andrew Mellon, a Pittsburgh banker, headed the Treasury Department, Herbert Hoover, a skilled organizer, became secretary of commerce; also gave top jobs to political supporters—the so-called Ohio Gang/many were unqualified; The Teapot Dome scandal tarnished their reputation; As the rumors spread he grew troubled; In the summer of 1923, Harding took a trip west to escape his political problems; he suffered a heart attack and died on the trip
economic system in which people and companies own the means of production
capitalism
Paragraph 2: Scopes Trial:
Daton Tennesee, Rhea County Courthouse
Clarence Darrow - famous lawyer; took part in the Scopes Trial; defended many radicals and labor union members; represented Scopes
William Jennings Bryan - famous lawyer; also a democratic candidate for president in 1896, 1900, and 1908; had a strong opponent of evolution; led the prosecution
Scopes taught evolution, even though it wasn’t allowed
People from all over the country came to the trial
Explain Coolidge's presidency
Vice President Calvin Coolidge learned of Harding's death while he was vacationing in Vermont; Calvin Coolidge was the opposite of Harding in many ways: Harding loved to talk and meet people, Coolidge earned the nickname "Silent Cal"; had a reputation for honesty; supported investigations into the Harding scandals, and quickly replaced dishonest members of the Ohio Gang; believed in laissez-faire
gave women the right to vote (voting is not based off gender)
19th ammendment
Similarites/Differences of Coolidge and Harding as presidents:
Harding: known for his dishonesty because of his cabinet and the Teapot Dome scandal. Also known for his love of speaking
Coolidge: known for his honesty. Also known to stay quiet, even being nicknamed silent Cal
Both: were presidents in the 1900s and believed in laissez-faire
camp where Japanese Americans were kept during WWII
internment camps
the belief that that government should have as little involvement in private life as possible
laissez-faire
mass persecution/killing of jews
Holocaust
someone who believes there should be no government
anarchist
Paragraph1: American Use of Atomic Bomb, Internment camps, December 7, 1941:
December 7, 1941 - Japanese warplanes attacked the United States military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii/ships, anchored in a neat row, and airplanes, grouped together on the airfield made easy targets/complete surprise/known as a date which will live in infamy
Use of Atomic Bomb - USA bombed hiroshima(august 6 1945_ and nagasaki(august 9 1945) , causing thousands of deaths and major destruction
Internment camps - camps where Japanese Americans were sent/kept during WWII