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Coolidge Warren G Harding 29 th President 1 st president after WWI return to normalcy died in office of heart attack or stroke Ohio Gang Hardings cronies who were largely corrupt. An Ignoble Martyr....................................................................................................................................................1Rebecca Harding Davis............. Kayla . Horrell. Chelsi. . Ferri. . Period 1. Illegal Activity of the 1920’s. Organized crime. Mafia. “La . cosa. . notra. ” – (“our thing”). The mob. Organization of Sicily and U.S. Protection and vigilante law enforcement. An Affable Simpleton. Harding on being president:. “I am a man of limited talents from a small town. I don’t seem to grasp that I am president. . . I love to meet people. It is the most pleasant thing I do; It really is the only fun I have.”. Republican Control of Government. Throughout the 1920’s Republicans controlled the White House and Congress.. During this time Big Business boomed and farmers and labor unions struggled.. With the death of Teddy Roosevelt the Progressive Republicans died too.. Renaissance – . African American literary awakening of the 1920s, centered in Harlem. Will have a profound effect on art and music in the 1920s.. 2. Jazz . Age – . term used to describe the 1920s due to the improvisational nature of jazz and how the Roaring Twenties appeared to be a time of boom and prosperity.. Section 3- Harding and Coolidge Presidencies. US HISTORY. Ms. Arnold. Main idea. The nation’s desire for normalcy and its support for American business was reflected in two successive presidents it chose–Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge.. What was Harding’s “Return to Normalcy”?. Warren G. Harding . was elected president in 1920 on a pledge to “return to normalcy”. Favored big business and had a laissez-faire approach. Appointed Andrew Mellon as Secretary of Treasury . The Harding and Coolidge Administrations. The Harding Administration. New Policies Favor Big Business. Harding named wealthy banker Andrew Mellon as the Secretary of the Treasury. Mellon supported legislation that advanced business interests. Teaching Artist. Community Builder. Writing that reflects. Nature. Historical Context. Lesser Heard Voices. Yearning for Truth & Justice. Lessons in How to Listen in Your Sleep. Slide into darkness to the comfort in the unknown. You believe in darkness, in dreaming, in something beyond consciousness. Imagine that dreaming now. You need it. You need night. Rest. Thoughtless faith. The sense of security that brings. But most of all the rest. Your body craves oblivion. Pecs, abs, ankles slump, the hair at the nape of your neck softens. Shoulders . Postwar Havoc (19.1). 2. The Main Idea. Although the end of World War I brought peace, it did not ease the minds of many Americans, who found much to fear in postwar years.. Reading Focus. What were the causes and effects of the first Red Scare?. Chapter 19: From War to Peace. Main Idea: Although the end of World War I brought peace, it did not ease the minds of many Americans who found much to fear in the postwar years.. Chapter 19 Section 1: Postwar Havoc. First American president elected with the full participation of women voters.. 19. th. Amendment: Gave women the right to vote.. Americans voted for Harding because they wanted change.. Harding promised change. He spoke of: . Chapter 31. key. Vocabulary/important terms. Huge topics. Names. The Republican “Old Guard” Returns. Warren G. Harding . becomes president and is inaugurated in 1921.. He looked like a president, was tall handsome, well liked, but he was unfit for the job. . Chapter 31. key. Vocabulary/important terms. Huge topics. Names. The Republican “Old Guard” Returns. Warren G. Harding . becomes president and is inaugurated in 1921.. He looked like a president, was tall handsome, well liked, but he was unfit for the job. .