HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: John T. Scopes, New Negro, American Civil Liberties Union
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Politics started to roll back like before progressivism gov"t hands off. Americans exhausted because of all the progressive stuff and wwi. Soldiers are coming home expecting jobs right as factories are ramping down production. Warren g. harding (r) - champion bootleg drinker, gambler, affairs, does not preach progressivism like the previous elections b/c people are tired of it. Wanted to get the country back to normal. Republican platform isolationist, does not support league of nations. Secretary of commerce herbert hoover: don"t need progressive leg. just need to talk to business owners, 2,000 trade associations, voluntary, ongoing committee between businesses and people. Secretary of treasury andrew mellon: carnegie mellon university, runs a pro-business white house, lower taxes for wealthy individuals and corporations. Known for corruption and scandals, but most of them did not come out until after his death (while in office)
