US History Timeline: Presidents and Political Parties (1776-1918)

1. I am considering moving to America… • Describe our country to me

2. US HISTORY TIMELINE12 Segments (1776-1918) Which president did the best job with his presidency? US Independence The Early Years Louisiana Purchase War of 1812 Westward Expansion Industrial Revolution Civil War Reconstruction Populating the West Industrial Age and Immigration US Becomes World Power World War I

3. What political party are you…why? http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm

4. Republicans Democrats Why do we have political parties?

5. www.isidewith.org

6. Why is all this important to know? Look up the 44 President’s and their political parties.

7. Government Types Republic Fascism Communism Dictatorship Monarchy: Absolute/Constitutional Democracy Anarchy Socialism Capitalism

8. Government Match Game • CONTROLLED ECONOMY (4) • FREE MARKET (1) • ANARCHY (1) • LIMITED GOVERNMENT (2) • TOTALITARIAN (3)

9. Rock, Papers, Scissors • How did you feel at the start of the game? • How did you feel when you ran out of cards and had to sit down? • What tactics could you have used to get back into the game? • Was the game fair? • What could I have done to make it fair and should I do it?

10. Government Types Republic Fascism Communism Dictatorship Monarchy: Absolute/Constitutional Democracy Anarchy Socialism Capitalism

11. Prediction – What is in store for the US next…

13. In small groups, read from your text to find out the experience of your person, place or thing: • Page 752 (paragraph under “Return to Peace…) • Page 753 (last paragraph, left side and first paragraph, right side) • Returning soldier • Products • Wealthy Man • Harding • Average Worker • The Economy

14. The Politics of the 1920’s…leading into the 30’s

15. A Time of Labor Unrest • Strikes were outlawed during WWI, however, in 1919 there were more than 3,000 strikes involving 4 million workers.

16. American Postwar Issues • The American public was exhausted from World War I. Public debate over the League of Nations had divided America. An economic downturn meant many faced unemployment. A wave of nativism swept the nation.

17. Isolationism • Many Americans adopted a belief in isolationism. This meant pulling away from involvement in world affairs.

18. Communism in theSoviet Union Lenin • In 1917, a revolution in Russia transformed the nation into a Communist state, the Soviet Union. Vladimir Lenin led the Bolsheviks and overthrew the Czarist regime. He was inspired by Marxism, a radical form of socialism that advocates violence. A Communist party was formed in America too.

20. Immigration Compare articles

21. ** Immigration Timeline

22. 1920’s Immigration Changes How did everything we discussed in the beginning of class possibly lead to new immigration laws?

23. Who are Sacco and Vanzetti?Are they guilty?

24. Sacco & Vanzetti • Fear of Communism took the form of a Red Scare (anti-communist hysteria) and fed nativism in America. Italian anarchists Sacco & Vanzetti, a shoemaker and a fish peddler, were convicted of robbery and murder, despite flimsy evidence. Their execution was symbolic of discrimination against radical beliefs during the Red Scare.

25. How would you rate harding, Coolidge, and hoover’s presidency?(What political party were they?)

26. 1. Pick a topic2. Research with your group3. Be prepared to present with a visual4. Create one review question Coolidge Hoover Harding Kellogg-Briand Pact Dawes Plan Teapot Dome Scandal

27. The Harding PresidencyNORMALCY • Warren G. Harding’s modest successes include the Kellogg-Briand Pact which renounced war as a means of national policy (signed by fifteen nations, but difficult to enforce). Harding 1920-1924

29. The president’s main problem was that he didn’t understand the issues and put friends in high positions. “I have no trouble with my enemies, but my friends keep me walking the floors at night.” Scandal Hits Harding

30. Teapot Dome Scandal • The worst case of corruption was the Teapot Dome Scandal. The government set aside oil-rich public land in Teapot, Wyoming. Secretary of Interior Albert Fall secretly leased the land to two oil companies. Fall received $400,000 from the oil companies and a felony conviction from the courts.

31. The Juggernaut

32. The Business of America Harding dies of a heart attack believed to be caused by stress. • The new president, Calvin Coolidge, fit the pro-business spirit of the 1920s very well. His famous quote: “The chief business of the American people is business . . .the man who builds a factory builds a temple – the man who works there worships there” President Calvin Coolidge 1924-1928

33. American Business Flourishes • Both Coolidge and his Republican successor Herbert Hoover, favored governmental policies that kept taxes down and business profits up. Tariffs were high, which helped American manufacturers. Government interference in business was minimal. Wages were increasing.

34. In 20 words or less… • How would you describe the economy and politics of the 1920’s? • Did you notice any similarities to the present?

35. THEN NOW

36. Under the River and Through the Woods

37. The 1920’s Did they ROAR or YAWN?

38. Show me what you remember… • Isolationism • Bolsheviks • Sacco & Vanzetti • Harding • Kellogg-Briand Pact • Dawes Plan • Teapot Dome Scandal • Coolidge • Hoover