America Political Environment (NOT FINISHED)
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- Created on: 24-04-18 21:22
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- Changing political enviroment
- Impact of WW1
- Wilson, WW1, 1917
- German Attacks on US shipping
- Trying to get Mexico as a ally
- Tried to campaign against it
- Loads of ppl. against this decision
- And how he tried to get American more involved in international stuff after the war
- Return to normalcy
- Harding president 1921 promised this
- Harding said RTN stable, steady way of life
- Wanted to shift focus back to american again
- Balance Gov.'s books, reduce tax on ppl, introduce tarrifs, countryside radio
- Also talked of "Race Question" and how to solve it
- Black soldiers hoped RTN = greater equality
- WASP's = Back to normal
- after war, short economic depression- partly cause war
- Increased unemploy-ment after war
- Harding president 1921 promised this
- Isolation
- USA said they should be supportive of other nations
- But not becoming entangled
- Quotas for the restriction of immigration and quotas within for specific countries
- 1935-1939 neutrality acts
- USA economy prospered so did consumerism
- "Hire purchase"
- Possible that without the Great depression America would still be isolationist
- USA said they should be supportive of other nations
- Wilson, WW1, 1917
- How did presidency change?
- Wilson 2nd democrat since Civil War
- Wilson played too big of a part in gov. and decision making for the time
- Came so close to breaking the separation of powers
- The appeal of republicanism
- Wilson led people to republianism
- Harding Laissez faire
- Campaign vague, didnt interfere
- Not corrupt himself but he had friends that were that kinda dragged him down
- Coolidge followed after Harding
- Brought a recovery period of prosperity
- The boom economy of the 1920's had serious problems even though they were not known at the time
- Hoover
- Also a republican
- By the time of his presidency it was known there was serious economic and political problems
- Campaign said he was to eliminate poverty, encourage equality, restore the economy and that democrats would ruin it all
- Wilson 2nd democrat since Civil War
- What Influenced the political landscape
- 1st Red Scare
- 1905-17 series of revolutions, monarchy Tsars-toppled (killed off pretty much)
- sent shock waves through the world
- encouragement to become communist
- sent shock waves through the world
- thousands arrested on suspicion of being communist
- During WW1 ppl. didn't strike for bad working conditions
- Post war- conditions didn't change= more strikes
- CPUSA and CLP founded
- Pamphlets handed in major cities
- RED HUNTING
- KKK and violence towards ppl with left wing opinions
- 1905-17 series of revolutions, monarchy Tsars-toppled (killed off pretty much)
- Rugged Individualism
- Laissez Faire- especially hoover
- People take responsibility for themselves
- Believed
- ppl. weakened by gov support
- USA should be isolationist
- USA should restrict imigration
- Laissez Faire- especially hoover
- The Great Depression
- Partly because the short depression that was just left after WW1
- 1929- problems with boom, combined with out of control share trading to produce wall street crash- triggered GD
- Unemployment increased
- People lost banks and houses businesses failed
- The Decline Of Republicanism
- Hoover realized Laissez faire not working
- 1930-32 hoover gave federal help
- Most ideas rejected by congress
- the ideas that were not rejected put the government in debt
- 1930-32 hoover gave federal help
- Presidents Emergency committee for employment
- Temporary organisation to find work projects for unemployed
- people blamed hoover for the economic crisis
- Hoovervilles- shanty towns with homeless living just outside cities
- Hoover realized Laissez faire not working
- The Bonus Army
- 1924 Gov. gave soldiers from WW1 bonus payment calculated on years of experience
- Soldiers given $50 and the rest was put in a fund until 1945 when they were supposed to get it
- As the depression hit many soldiers asked for their money early
- GOV REFUSED
- June 1932- marched Washington- Gov had fear of riots happening
- 28th July Gov broke up camps- went with armed force, tear gas, bayonets etc
- Report was published to make it seen as though the Gov was less to blame
- Hoover lost large popularity for how he treated the soldiers
- Report was published to make it seen as though the Gov was less to blame
- 28th July Gov broke up camps- went with armed force, tear gas, bayonets etc
- A changing mood
- Since 1921 republican majority, but since failure to cure depression and other factors people started voting democrat
- 1931 democrat majority
- Majority house of representative and gaining seats in senate
- Break from rugged individualism
- FDR offered new deal and new gov. style
- Hoovers speeches not as good as FDR's
- Won only one in 6 states
- Hoover becoming increasingly unpopular
- 1st Red Scare
- Impact of WW1
- 28th July Gov broke up camps- went with armed force, tear gas, bayonets etc
- Report was published to make it seen as though the Gov was less to blame
- Hoover lost large popularity for how he treated the soldiers
- Report was published to make it seen as though the Gov was less to blame
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