THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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Return to Normalcy
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Peace and Prosperity
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A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage
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Let America Be America Again
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Detailed explanation-1: -"Return to normalcy” was a campaign slogan used by Warren G. Harding during the 1920 United States presidential election. Harding would go on to win the election with 60.4% of the popular vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -While Harding was serving in the Senate, the Republican party nominated him as their presidential candidate for the election of 1920. Harding’s campaign promised a return to “normalcy, ” rejecting the activism of Theodore Roosevelt and the idealism of Woodrow Wilson.
Detailed explanation-3: -Harding’s tenure as the 29th president of the United States lasted from March 4, 1921 until his death on August 2, 1923. Harding presided over the country in the aftermath of World War I.
Detailed explanation-4: -A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents. After his death, a number of scandals were exposed, including Teapot Dome, as well as an extramarital affair with Nan Britton, which diminished his reputation. Blooming Grove, Ohio, U.S.
Detailed explanation-5: -"Warren G. Harding Elected President of United States in One of Greatest Political Landslides in U.S. History, ” Burlington Weekly Free Press. (Burlington, Vt.), November 4, 1920.