HISTORY 2RR3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Herbert Hoover, Consumerism, Intelligence Quotient
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The politics of the twenties: decade of prosperity and consumerism, problem with labels like roaring twenties because it covers over the other aspects of the decade, presidents: All have been described as sterile, bland and conservative . None cared about civil rights, working class, poor, race discrimination. One exception is herbert hoover: the forgotten progressive: harding administration: 1921-1923: became notorious for its corruption scandals involving the ohio. He was fully incompetent, commonly made great speeches which said nothing and basically only covered his butt. Fathered an illegitimate child which he denied, but dna tests prove after his death that he was in fact the father of said child. Thursday, october 22, 2015: calvin coolidge: 1923-1929 and. Not talented politician, did not like to talk. Used state force to break up labour actions. Kept conservative businessmen in cabinet: herbert hoover: 1923-1929. Had great faith in the american dream. Self made man, brought up from mining.