THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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that there should be more Progressive reforms
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the country should join the League of Nations
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Women should not have the right to vote after all
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in Laissez Faire economics
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Detailed explanation-1: -Laissez-faire attitude (hands off) towards government involvement in the economy. Republican presidents of the 1920s allowed businesses to do what they wanted with little government interference.
Detailed explanation-2: -So to summarise, Republican policies helped to stimulate the 1920s boom because tariffs were introduced which made foreign goods less desirable and therefore the people were more attracted to American products.
Detailed explanation-3: -The party controlled the presidency throughout the 1920s, running on a platform of opposition to the League of Nations, support for high tariffs, and promotion of business interests. Voters gave the GOP credit for the prosperity and Warren G.
Detailed explanation-4: -Warren G. Harding-The White House.