HIS377H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hyperinflation, Federal Reserve Act, Dollar Diplomacy
8 Sep 2013
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His 377 20th century american foreign relations. Greatest attribute was that he wasn"t wilson. Won the 1920 election by a landslide with the promise of a return to normalcy. Hoover worked under him: president coolidge: Succeeds harding who dies not much to say about him. Not a strong diplomat: president hoover: Sends aid to the soviet union in 1921 during their famine. He was a secretary of commerce among other posts. All three of the presidents mentioned want to protect american trade and prosperity. The republicans want to do this on their own terms: legislating war and peace, this period was positive until 1930, washington naval conference 1922: Idea of disarmament to combat japan and britain. They want to avoid war, so they call for an overall disarmament. They were afraid britain and japan were heading towards war as they were competing in the pacific. If an issue arises in the pacific they will contact each other to discuss it.
