Apush Outline
Carolina Braga APUSH
2/25/13
Thesis: Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover led the nation from post World War I recession, to the roaring twenties, and then into a depression. Republicans sought to serve the public good less by direct government action and more through cooperation with big business. The United States was continuing political isolationism.
The Politics of Boom and Bust
The Republican “Old Guard” Returns
Pres. Harding looked the part as president—tall, handsome, silver-haired and was friendly and popular. But, he was of average intelligence and he was gullible.
The saying was that George Washington couldn't tell a lie and Harding couldn't tell a liar.
Harding sought to collect the "best minds" to be in his administration.
Charles Evans Hughes became secretary of state. He was very able in that role.
Andrew Mellon became secretary of the treasury and managed the budget extremely well.
Due to his food-saving successes in WWI, Herbert Hoover became secretary of commerce.
Despite the highlights above, there were also huge duds in the Harding administration.
Albert B.Fall was a schemer and anti-conservationist, yet was appointed secretary of the interior to manage natural resources.
Harry M. Daugherty was a small-town lawyer, was crooked, yet was appointed attorney general.
GOP Reaction at the Throttle
Harding was a good man at heart, but he lacked the vigor of a strong leader. In Harding, the less-than-honest had the perfect front for their schemes.
The "Old Guard", McKinley-style industrialists sought to further laissez-faire; in other words, to let business run wild and free.
Harding appointed 4 Supreme Court justices. Three were standard traditionalists. The other was former president William Taft as chief justice. He judged a bit more liberal.
The conservative court halted progressive laws.
A federal child-labor law was stopped.
In the case of Adkins v. Children's Hospital the court reversed its own reasoning that had been set in
2/25/13
Thesis: Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover led the nation from post World War I recession, to the roaring twenties, and then into a depression. Republicans sought to serve the public good less by direct government action and more through cooperation with big business. The United States was continuing political isolationism.
The Politics of Boom and Bust
The Republican “Old Guard” Returns
Pres. Harding looked the part as president—tall, handsome, silver-haired and was friendly and popular. But, he was of average intelligence and he was gullible.
The saying was that George Washington couldn't tell a lie and Harding couldn't tell a liar.
Harding sought to collect the "best minds" to be in his administration.
Charles Evans Hughes became secretary of state. He was very able in that role.
Andrew Mellon became secretary of the treasury and managed the budget extremely well.
Due to his food-saving successes in WWI, Herbert Hoover became secretary of commerce.
Despite the highlights above, there were also huge duds in the Harding administration.
Albert B.Fall was a schemer and anti-conservationist, yet was appointed secretary of the interior to manage natural resources.
Harry M. Daugherty was a small-town lawyer, was crooked, yet was appointed attorney general.
GOP Reaction at the Throttle
Harding was a good man at heart, but he lacked the vigor of a strong leader. In Harding, the less-than-honest had the perfect front for their schemes.
The "Old Guard", McKinley-style industrialists sought to further laissez-faire; in other words, to let business run wild and free.
Harding appointed 4 Supreme Court justices. Three were standard traditionalists. The other was former president William Taft as chief justice. He judged a bit more liberal.
The conservative court halted progressive laws.
A federal child-labor law was stopped.
In the case of Adkins v. Children's Hospital the court reversed its own reasoning that had been set in