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"Politics in the 1920s." Roaring Twenties Reference Library, edited by Kelly King Howes, vol. 1: Almanac and Primary Sources, UXL, 2006, pp. 17-38. U.S. History in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3448000011/UHIC?u=mech12755&sid=UHIC&xid=47d9eac5. Accessed 14 Dec. 2018.

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There are still a lot of scandals and corruption within the Government today which can be compared with things that happened back in the 1920's
Some things that are different now is that some stocks are at all time highs and we are now the World Leader compared to back then we were just beginning to show our strengths.

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In the fall of 1929, the stock market started taking big dips downward.

Investors began to worry, and even to panic, which meant that many were selling off all of their stocks. On Thursday, October 24, orders to sell stocks rose at an alarming rate, while prices fell and fell.

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He proved himself an able and even progressive leader, taking positive steps toward improving child welfare, prison reform, conservation, and better treatment of African Americans.

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At the Republican convention in the summer of 1928, Hoover was nominated on the first ballot. During World War I, Hoover had done an outstanding job in the role of administrator of food distribution in Europe. As commerce secretary under Coolidge, he had promoted efficiency and self-regulation in government.

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After Harding's death, Calvin Coolidge took over his place. He also won his reelection in 1924. It seems as things begin to go downhill after Harding's death. Farmers begin to suffer the new taxes put in place. Coolidge goes through lots of corruption as well. It gets even worse as Herbert Hoover gets elected in 1928

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On August 23rd, 1923 Harding was pronounced dead from his hotel room in San Francisco.

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Harding decided to go on a speaking tour out west during the summer for the next election.

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There were many rumors of corruption within his cabinet. People whom he thought were his friends were leaking false things like these to the press for the next upcoming campaign.

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Harding set out on a speaking our toward the east for his next campaign. He was suddenly pronounced dead due to heart disease on August 23rd, 1923. His death was due to heart disease

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Harding surprisingly won against Cox by a landslide by getting nearly the entire country to vote for him.

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Cox decided to be swift and fierce for his campaign tactics attempting to campaign in every state. Harding on the other hand decided to only visit ten states for his campaign.

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These two conventions were used to figure whom would be running on each side. Democrats choose Cox after 44 vote counts. And, Republicans choose Harding after 10 ballots.

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After Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, the democrats wondered if he would try for a third term as president. They were shocked when they found that he decided not to run so they had to rush to find their next candidates. They eventually choose James M. Cox. The Republicans settled on Warring G. Harding. Both parties were divided on several important issues that were the keys to winning the presidency.

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The 1920's may seem like a more simpler time for politics compared to today. But, that could not be farther from the truth. With three different elections, the death of president Harding, scandals upon scandals, and the beginning of The Great Depression, it was not as simple as people make it out to be. During the 1920's, many people believed that it should be the Governments role in protecting individuals, especially children, workers, and consumers. This was thought to protect the smaller businesses from being bought out by the bigger ones.