Chapter 32 Notes
The Republican "Old Guard" Returns
Warren Harding: inaugurated in 1921, loved people, weak president, unable to detect corruption within his own cabinet, corrupt friends leeched on his inability to say no
Ohio gang: corrupt associates of Harding that came from his home state of ohio.
Charles Evans Hughes: secretary of state, conservative
Andrew W. Mellon: secretary of treasury, old, aluminum king
Herbert Hoover: secretary of Commerce
Albert B. Fall: scheming anti conservationist- secretary of interior (wolf meant to protect the sheep)
Harry M. Daugherty: big crook in Ohio gang- attorney general What flaws did Warren Harding possess?
Weak, inability to say no, hated to hurt people 's feelings, couldn 't tell a liar
GOP Reaction at the Throttle What pro-business policies were taken by the government during the Harding administration?
Old Guard wanted government to help guide business to profits.
Adkins v. Children 's hospital: reversed judgment that women deserved special protection in workplace and women 's minimum wage law.
Antitrust Laws ignored, Interstate commerce commission rules by men sympathetic to managers of TRD
Industrialists able to set up trade associations.
The Aftermath of War
Know: Railway Labor Board, American Legion, Adjusted Compensation Act
Esch-Cummins Transportation Act of 1920 encouraged private consolidation of railroads and Interstate Commerce Commission would guarantee their profitability;Merchant Marine Act of 1920
Facts of the Case: LaNisa Allen appealed the original judgment in favor of Totes/Isotoner Corporation on the issue of whether the Ohio Fair Employment Practices Act, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, prohibits an employer from discriminating against a female employee because of or on the basis of lactation. Relevant law associated includes whether Allen established a prima facie case of “sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy,” or whether she “was simply and plainly terminated as an employee at will for taking an unauthorized, extra break.” Allen’s original complaint was termination attributable to discrimination, based on pregnancy and related
Once the organized crime families were established they were the main contributors to the illegal “Bootlegging” of alcohol. During the 20’s there was a great deal of violent crimes. Most of them could be connected back to the organized crime families. Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone was a gangster who led illegal activities such as the smuggling and the bootlegging of alcohol during the prohibition. Even though he had a tough exterior he was a caring man he was the first to open up a soup kitchen in Chicago (hammer). Capone’s estimated annual revenue was around 100 million dollars. He had many men working for him such as Frank Nitti, August Pisano and Louis Morganno. He supplied Chicago with most of its alcohol. (Capone: the man and his era).
Republicans during roaring twenties ruled the constitution as both Harding and Coolidge were republicans. Harding was elected right after the War, as idea of “Normalcy” seemed quite interesting to people in America. He believed in anti-tax, government as pro-business, and anti-regulation. He only served three years, but those three years were the most dramatic years in American history. Today they call Harding as “worst president ever”. “Harding Scandals” drew national attention during the 1920’s as he was speculated of having affairs with woman (one of them was just 18), he had his friends in cabinet who robbed the country, and he also was a cards lover. In which, Harry Daugherty (attorney general) let the violence happened, Miller sold
The 1920 presidential election proved to be memorable as well as historically significant for a number of reasons. This time period is surrounded by important events in American history. It falls directly after World War I, starts the roaring twenties, and leads the United States into the Great Depression. Warren G. Harding was elected president over all other candidates, with promises of life going back to normal conditions. At this point in time, American citizens were desperate for one thing: their old “normal” life. The election of 1920 was important because our nation had just gotten out of World War I, the vote ended in a landslide, and Harding changed the United States for the worse.
To begin his grate grand father served in the army during the American Revolutionary war in 1775-1783, another example he was elected on his 55 birthday in 1920, another thing first president sense the civil war to speak out for the rights of blacks in the south. In addition to the other examples he dedicated the tomb of the unknown solder, another is he went to collage at age 14. Another example is Harding won with 404 electoral votes the final example is “AL Jolson’s campaign song was, We think the country’s ready, For another man like Teddy, We need another Lincoln to do the country’s thinkin, Mis-ter Har-ding, Your the man for us, and last but not least he companied on this front porch. So that’s why president Harding is so
As far as politics go, when President McKinley was assassinated in 1901, his vice president, Theodore Roosevelt took over, who proved to be the first president of this life changing era. As soon as he took office, Roosevelt implemented his “Square Deal”, which addressed his three primary concerns: control of corporations, consumer protection, and conservation. Controlling the corporations was a big part
After his first term, Roosevelt felt as though Taft was betraying him and not going through with his plans, bringing down the party along with him. Because of this, Roosevelt put Woodrow Wilson up for election to beat Taft. In the end, they succeeded and Wilson was elected the 28th president. Based on his accomplishments from being president, William H. Taft clearly possesses the trait of being hardworking. Taft completed many important projects while president.
He is well known for his temperament, interests, and achievements. Although there were no wars at the time, his slogan was reinforced by sending the expanded US Navy and the Great White Fleet on a world tour. “TR negotiated an end to the Russo-Japanese War, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Theodore Roosevelts presidency ended the Gilded Age.” (Solheim, Bruce, 21-22) “Not only had Roosevelt alienated big business, he was also attacking both the judiciary and the deep faith Republicans had in their judges (most of whom had been appointed by McKinley, Roosevelt or Taft.) In the 1910 Congressional elections, Democrats swept to power, and Taft’s reelection in 1912 was increasingly in doubt.” (Blum, John Morton, 252).
Who do you think Warren Harding was? I’m gonna tell you about his: family, education, birth, settlement, politics, and about when he was a senator.
The American Presidency is one of the most criticized political institutions in the world. The American President is held to standards higher than any person can reasonably be expected to uphold and even the slightest mistake on their part can be remembered forever as a historic failure. Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States and is often considered to be one of the “top ten” greatest presidents, yet even he is not immune to historical criticism. While he may have been a very successful president he had his fair share of failures. Two of his chief failures as president were his rather disastrous policies dealing with racial issues and his pushing through of the 1917 espionage act.
Another Gangster that profited from the Prohibition era was Max ‘Boo Boo’ Hoff. “Hoff’s operation was so lucrative it could afford to buy off the head of police department’s Detective Bureau, hundreds of street cops, and the necessary complement of federal agents” (Okrent, 203). It was estimated that the police department alone received somewhere around a total of two million dollars in bribes from Hoff. His bribes were so large, that cops would bribe other cops just to get on Hoff’s case. He dominated politics in Philadelphia, by having Congressman Benjamin Golder on his payroll. Union National Bank would funnel the money Hoff made. A district attorney tried to put Boo Boo in jail, and when he failed Hoff said he was “ like a giant spider
The Gilded age was the period in U.S. history where politics had caused a halt in social advancement. The Robber Barons had become so rich and powerful that the country had plunged into an era of corruption. As illustrated in Joseph Keppler’s , “The Bosses of the Senate,” the monopolies of the rich had garnered immense influence in the government, effectively removing the people
In a precedent-setting decision in 2000, the state Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts upheld a superior court ruling in Carmichael Vs. Wynn & Wynn noting in the text that "discriminatory animus was a factor in the decision not to hire a pregnant woman."
During the election year of 1920, America wanted to relax and enjoy winning the war and American life, so people rallied behind Warren G. Harding of Ohio who promised to restore “normalcy” to the country. Though seen as a good man, he was corrupt, did not have strong principles, and scandals arose in his 3rd year of presidency. In 1923, he died of food poisoning while making a trip to the west coast to give speeches. Harding’s vice president, Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, took over and was very shy and laid-back approach to the presidency which was good because the economy was doing fine. He won again in 1924. However, there were still issues occurring in the nation such as the Prohibition, the decline of morality, and the rise of atheism.
Larry Hoover was born on November 30th, 1950 in Jackson Mississippi, but moved to Chicago at the age four years old. When Larry was 12 years old he became the leader of the “Chicago Supreme Gangsters.” Which is now known as the “Gangster Disciple Nations.” As the years went by Hoover became the well known leader of the gang and occasionally engaged in petty crimes. He eventually got evolved in shootings and assaults. In 1973, Larry Hoover was sentenced to 150-200 years in prison for killing a drug dealer. Later on in his passed years in prison he committed money laundering in prison , and his punishment was increased to six life sentences.