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The Elections of 1920 and 1928

The Elections of 1920 and 1928. Hope Stewart. The Roaring Twenties. “Bob” hairstyle. Profession football, tennis, and golf. 50 new Broadway shows open. 1923 synchronized sound movies. http://www.1920-30.com/. Election of 1920. New for the Election of 1920. Women gain right to vote. 2.

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The Elections of 1920 and 1928

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  1. The Elections of 1920 and 1928 Hope Stewart

  2. The Roaring Twenties “Bob” hairstyle Profession football, tennis, and golf 50 new Broadway shows open 1923 synchronized sound movies http://www.1920-30.com/

  3. Election of 1920

  4. New for the Election of 1920 Women gain right to vote 2. 3. Radio from 1920 1. Newspaper from Lancaster 1. http://blogs.lancasteronline.com/flashbacklancaster/2008/10/09/women-vote-in-1920 2. http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/ww1/1919League2.html 3. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~elkridge/History.htm

  5. Candidates Republican Senator Warren G. Harding Running mate: Calvin Coolidge http://www.ohiojudicialcenter.gov/w_g_harding.asp

  6. Candidates Democrats Governor James M. Cox Running mate: Franklin D. Roosevelt http://www.authentichistory.com/1914-1920/07-nationsforum/NF_26_Prevention_of_War-James_Cox.html

  7. League of Nations Debate Republican • “Normalcy” • Reject league, but accepts idea of international cooperation Democrat • Support league • Willing to make reservations Wilson declared this a campaign issue, but lost Democratic nomination. http://scotland.boys-brigade.org.uk/boys/badges/images/blb/league-of-nations.gif

  8. League of Nations Debate Republican • “Normalcy” • Reject league, but accepts idea of international cooperation Democrat • Support league • Willing to make reservations Wilson declared this a campaign issue, but lost Democratic nomination. http://scotland.boys-brigade.org.uk/boys/badges/images/blb/league-of-nations.gif

  9. Prohibition • January 16, 1920 • manufacturing, selling, or transporting alcohol illegal • 18th amendment enacted • Dec 5, 1933 • 21st amendment passed • 18th amendment is repealed Election of 1920 and 1928 stir the issue “Kummel” bottle http://www.sha.org/bottle/labeledbottles.htm

  10. Women's Temperance Movement http://dbkp.wordpress.com/2008/01/page/9/

  11. Prohibition Debate Republican • Supports prohibition • Owned stock in a Marion, Ohio brewery Democrat • Will enforce prohibition • Republicans make public question this by portraying Cox as ‘wet’ Bootleg liquor rose in popularity. Cox declared that prohibition was not a campaign issue in The New York Times, but many Americans still viewed this as an unsettled issue. http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1215168042061374347LtqrgU

  12. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E02EEDE173AE532A25751C1A96F9C946195D6CFhttp://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E02EEDE173AE532A25751C1A96F9C946195D6CF

  13. Results http://www.eons.com/blogs/entry/1162697-American-Electoral-History

  14. Election of 1928

  15. Candidates • Republican • Herbert C. Hoover • Protestant • Running mate: • Sen. Charles Curtis http://www.jumpusa.com/p61.htm?qts=google&qtk=medicine balls

  16. Candidates • Democrat • Alfred E. Smith • Roman Catholic • Running mate: • Senator Joseph T. Robinson http://www.reformation.org/vatican_city_state.html

  17. “A man for the people” -Smith “A chicken for every pot and a car in every garage.” -Hoover http://www.wnccoins.com/0033.htm http://www.blujay.com/item/Political-Memorabillia-US-Presidential-ALFRED-E-SMITH-paper-7080200-1389308 http://www.ronwade.freeservers.com/templateHOOVER.html

  18. Prohibition Debate Republican Democrat Claims support for prohibition Running mate, Robinson, supported prohibition Smith did not agree with this platform but went along with the party’s choice Lost many votes in Bible Belt • Supports prohibition Confiscated liquor at a DA’s office http://gallery.pictopia.com/philly/gallery/2394/photo/4798173/?o=1

  19. Roman Cabinet Meeting http://www.reformation.org/      1928-presidential-election.html

  20. Farmer’s Crisis Debate • Farm Depression since 1920 • Farmers were in dept and growing more than they needed to after WWI ended • Crop prices fell drastically because of huge surplus and suddenly lower consumer rate Farmer families during economic boom of WWI http://www.kautz.ca/history/1928%20Friedrich%20Kautz%20Family%20&%20Herter%20in%20Heimthal,%20Russia.gif http://dailylife.greenwood.com/teacher/activity.asp?id=DLO_AH_SE_L29

  21. Farm Debate Republican Democrat Provide government support to those whose agriculture directly provided raw materials for other US industries • Create stabilization corporations : • Raise farmer’s income • Raise the grain price of the world • Limit crop production • Grant government loans to farmers who kept their crops from the market http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/potatoes-group.jpg

  22. McNary-Haugen Farm Bill Debate Republican Democrat Does not support or reject in campaign • Meant to make the world price and domestic price of produce equal in US • Added a tariff on imported crops • In debate since 1924 • After finally passing both houses, it was vetoed by President Calvin Coolidge, Harding’s successor and Hoover’s predecessor • Rejects bill Senator McNary (left) with Representative Haugen (right)

  23. Radio’s Impact • Smith • Inspirational speaker • New York accent hurt vote in West and South • Hoover • Reserved speaker • Came across as thoughtful Magazine cover from January 1928 Ad for Radio for sale in 1928 Both: http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/radio-news/3

  24. Results http://jewelry.ha.com/common/auction/pricesrealized.php?hdnSearch=true&cboDenomination=Political:Pinback+Buttons+%281896-present%29&ic=homepage_browse http://www.eons.com/blogs/entry/1162697-American-Electoral-History

  25. Effect of the Elections:1920 and 1928 • Running mates Calvin Coolidge and Franklin D. Roosevelt become presidents • Prohibition ends in 1933 •  US never joins the League of Nations • Federal Farm Board established Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt Pres. Calvin Coolidge Top: http://herokids.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/this-week-in-heroes-franklin-delano-roosevelt/ Bottom: http://capecodbranding.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/calvincoolidge.jpg

  26. Works Cited "Al Smith." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 30 Jan. 2010 <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/549669/Al-Smith>. Bovard, James. "Hoover’s Second Wrecking of American Agriculture." LewRockell.com. The Future of Freedom Foundation, 6 Apr. 2006. Web. 24 Jan. 2010. <http://www.lewrockwell.com/bovard/ bovard25.html>. "Election of 1920." Elections. Online Highways, Web. 14 Jan. 2010. <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h890.html>. "Gov. Cox Declares Prohibition is Not a Campaign Issuse." The New York Times [New York] 12 Sept. 1920:Rpt. in The New York Times. The New York Times. Web. 16 Jan. 2010. <http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/ pdf?_r=1&res=9E02EEDE173AE532A25751C1A96F9C946195D6CF>. Kilkenny, Niall. "The 1928 Presidential Election." Reformation.2007. Web. 16 Jan. 2010. <http://www.reformation.org/1928-presidential-election.html>. "McNary-Haugen Bill." ReferenceAnswers. Web. 21 Jan. 2010. <http://www.answers.com/ topic/mcnary-haugen-bill>. N.K. "Election of 1928: Hoover, Smith, and the Beginning of the End for Republican Dominance." Associated Content 7 Apr. 2006: 1. Web. 14 Jan. 2010. <http://www.associatedcontent.com/ article/25814/election_of_1928_hoover_smith_and_the.html>. "The Presidential Election of 1920 ." Nation's Forum Collection . N.p., Jan.-Feb. 2001. Web. 14 Jan. 2010. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/nfexpe.html>. "Prohibition in the United States." 1920's Prohibition. N.p., 2005. Web. 16 Jan. 2010. <http://www.1920-30.com/prohibition/>. Schoenherr, Steven. "The League of Nations Fight." WWI Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Feb. 2006. <http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/ww1/1919League2.html>.

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