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Progressivism in the twenties Dissolution of the progressive coalition in Congress Survival of progressivism in the twenties Normalcy Election of 1920 Mood of the country Nomination of Harding Democratic candidate Results The Harding administration Appointments Policies Not progressive Pro-business Tax cuts High tariff War debts Regulation Corruption Veterans Bureau Harry Daugherty Teapot Dome Harding’s role Harding’s death Assessment Calvin Coolidge Character Ideology Election of 1924 Coolidge Democrats Results The New Era Consumer culture Consumption ethic Mass advertising Communications Movies Radio Transportation Aviation Lindbergh Earhart Industry Automobiles Republican economic policies Herbert Hoover’s role Commerce Department Trade associations Agriculture Problems in agriculture Mechanization Marketing cooperatives Congressional action Farm bloc Early legislation McNary-Haugen plan Organized labor Earnings in industry Unions’ setbacks Effects of Red Scare Employers’ methods Gastonia Strike Textile industry Rival unions Use of troops and violence Effects of strike Hoover presidency The election of 1928 Candidates Issues Results Hoover’s initial policies Progressivism Sympathy for farmers Tariff reform Problems with the economy Misguided optimism Collapse of Florida real estate Wall Street speculation The crash October 29, 1929 Effects on incomes and banks Causes Unsound business Governmental policies Gold standard Human toll of depression Hoover’s responses Urge confidence Public building projects Ease credit Moratorium on reparations and war debts Congressional actions Reconstruction Finance Corporation Glass-Steagall Act Federal Home Loan Bank Act Call for relief efforts Protests by veterans and farmers Farmers’ desperation Bonus Expeditionary Force Mood of the nation