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A 5 page paper which examines why the GOP was triumphant during the era known as “The Roaring Twenties.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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have an equal opportunity to secure a portion of the American Dream for himself. During this time period, the Republican Party also flourished. The Grand Old Party of
Abraham Lincoln had successfully parleyed its Senate majority into major policy changes, while at the same time proved itself to be powerful enough to completely dominate presidential politics, successfully electing
three candidates - Warren G. Harding in 1920, Calvin Coolidge in 1924, and Herbert Hoover in 1928. What were the reasons behind this impressive Republican juggernaut to political prominence?
Why was the party able to emerge triumphant in the 1920s as it never had before? First of all, the American people, weary of war and the formidable international
challenged posed by the ratification of President Woodrow Wilsons embattled League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles, sought a swift exit from the world stage and from progressive politics
(Republican Party, 1991). Sensing American ambivalence, popular Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge from Massachusetts sought to mobilize his party and attack the vulnerable Wilson. The Senate shot down
Wilsons foreign policy proposals, and as a result, the once powerful Democratic Party was in shambles. In the election of 1920, the League of Nations, dubbed as "Wilsons folly,"
cast a long shadow, and with a strong and unified party in place, thanks to the efforts of Henry Cabot Lodge, a Republican President would have considerable legislative powers at
his disposal (Miller, 1999). A relatively ineffectual leader named Warren G. Harding cruised to an easy election victory, as did his two Republican successors. Journalist William Allen White
explained the shift from Democrat to Republican as the party of choice this way: "The American people were tired of issues, sick at heart of ideals, and weary of being
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