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An Ignoble Martyr1Rebecca Harding Davis. Illuminated Text by:. Taryn. Johnson. Lastight. I dreamt. I went. To Manderley. again. No . Smoke came. from the . C. H. I. M. N. E. Y. And the little . latice. window. gaped. forlorn. For Manderley was ours no longer. Manderley was no more.. Chapter 13 Section 2. Objectives. How did Republican policies encourage economic growth?. How did the Harding administration’s pro-business policies affect the US economy?. Why did the movement to pass the ERA fail?. “A . cloudy day: do you know what that is in a town of iron-works? The sky sank down before dawn, muddy, flat, immovable. The air is thick, clammy with the breath of crowded human beings. It stifles me. I open the window, and, looking out, can scarcely see through the rain the grocer's shop opposite, where a crowd of drunken Irishmen are puffing Lynchburg tobacco in their pipes. Introduction. Three republican presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover steered the nation on a roller coaster ride in the 1920’s. After WWI there was amazing prosperity, and then it was followed by a terrifying crash into the Great Depression. . 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. - Harding’s cronies who were largely corrupt. 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. US History: Spiconardi. Starter. Imagine you’re a soldier returning home from war. What are you going to do now that you’re home? . How do you get back to “normal?” What . might be difficult about being back on U.S. soil?. . of James Alexander. Harding. 1848-1922. Married Mary McDonald-1842 -14 children, 7 reached maturity.. Lived in Winchester, KY his whole life. .-read Sear’s comment . on home. James Alexander Harding born April 16, 1848. Politics of the Roaring Twenties. Summary. The United States seeks postwar normality and isolation. The standard of living soars amid labor unrest, immigration quotas, and the scandals of the Harding administration.. 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?. Assembly Line. Manufacturing using a conveyor belt to move materials to workers who stay in one place to work.. Installment buying. Paying for items in small monthly payments.. Teapot Dome Scandal. Corruption by a Harding cabinet member, who took bribes to allow oil drilling on public lands.. 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.