What were the politics happenings during the 1910s through the 1920s?

Question

Political happenings

Answer 1

Boy, are your first three answers goofy or what?

I'll assume you mean U.S. politics.

Here are some of the highlights: Taft, who was hand-picked by Roosevelt as his successor, disappointed Teddy by not pushing T.R.'s Progressive programs vigorously enough. This caused T.R. to run for Pres. on the independent ticket of the "Bull Moose" Party. The resulting split of the GOP vote resulted in the election of Woodrow Wilson.

Wilson was also progressive in political philosophy, and he , like Roosevelt, extended the U.S. involvement in the rest of the world, sending troops to Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa. When WW I broke out in Aug, 1914, Wilson's thought was to stay neutral and trade with both sides. However, the cultural bonds between England and the U.S. produced an inevitable tilt toward the Allies. As a pretext for entering the War, the sinking of several ships by the Triple Alliance side resulting in loss of American lives was used. Wilson attempted to form a World Body that would preclude future wars, The League of Nations, but a recalcitrant Senate refused to vote the U.S. in. Wilson took his case to thew people and the resultant exertion caused a stroke. He spent the latter part of his 2nd term incapacitated in the White House while affairs of government were handled primarily by his wife and his secretary.

The election of 1920 brought Warren G. Harding to office---as a compromise candidate. The best anyone could say about him is that he looked like a President. Though honest, he succeeded in surrounding himself with what could be described as a pack of wolves. His scandal rocked Presidency ended when he died in office, and Calvin Coolidge succeeded him.

Coolidge , like Harding before him and Hoover after, believed in a
"hands off" policy where big business was concerned. The era of Progressivism ended as government once again ignored the needs and concerns of average Americans and preferred to work for the benefit of bankers and financiers.

Coolidge was succeeded by Herbert Hoover, who's two claims to fame are that he presided over the first 3 1/2 years of the Great Depression which set the U.S. back by 25 or 30 years on the world scene and that he honestly thought he was doing a good job.

Things started to get better in 1932, when a Democrat, FDR, reclaimed the White House.

Answer 2

History repeates itself and we are headed for another great depression of the 20's again.

Answer 3

THE DEPRESSION WAS NOT IN THE 20'S.

Answer 4

Umm...there was a world war in there somewhere..

Answer 5

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