The decade of 1920, also known as the Roaring Twenties, were years of excitement and innovation. During these times, many new technologies and lifestyles were introduced to not only the upper class, but also to the rest of society, thus allowing the average citizen access to all these novelties. The president who promised Americans improved lives was Calvin Coolidge. With Calvin Coolidge running the country, it seemed as if he eliminated poverty in total in which citizens prospered with the increasing wages and living conditions. However, America took a tragic turn with the start of The Great Depression when the stock market crashed in 1929, and all blame shifted to Calvin Coolidge. Throughout Calvin Coolidge’s presidency, although he established
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His father was a major leader in his community and held offices such as tax collectors to constables. As a child, Calvin Coolidge assisted his father by tending accounts, selling apples, and doing other chores around stores. However, Coolidge’s life took a tragic turn when his mother and sister died at an early age, which contributed to his stoic personality. Coolidge soon moved to Northampton, Massachusetts where he practiced law at Amherst College. At his time in college, Coolidge was part of the During his time in Massachusetts, Coolidge slowly climbed the ladder of state politics. From a spot in 1900, Calvin Coolidge became chairman of the Northampton Republican committee in 1904 and joined the state legislature in 1907. He managed to become governor of Massachusetts, which placed him in a national arena just in time to benefit from the power given back to the Republicans by the end of World War I. As governor, Coolidge made many bold decisions including the actions against the city police in Boston. The city police believed that they should receive better wages and working conditions. However, Coolidge, outraged, claimed that, “there is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, anytime.” This move won him public acclaim and swept him onto the Republican ticket as vice president for Warren Harding. As vice president, Coolidge kept a low profile, sitting silently during meetings and only spoke when he had something important to address. After Harding’s death in 1923, Coolidge was sworn in as
His father was a major leader in his community and held offices such as tax collectors to constables. As a child, Calvin Coolidge assisted his father by tending accounts, selling apples, and doing other chores around stores. However, Coolidge’s life took a tragic turn when his mother and sister died at an early age, which contributed to his stoic personality. Coolidge soon moved to Northampton, Massachusetts where he practiced law at Amherst College. At his time in college, Coolidge was part of the During his time in Massachusetts, Coolidge slowly climbed the ladder of state politics. From a spot in 1900, Calvin Coolidge became chairman of the Northampton Republican committee in 1904 and joined the state legislature in 1907. He managed to become governor of Massachusetts, which placed him in a national arena just in time to benefit from the power given back to the Republicans by the end of World War I. As governor, Coolidge made many bold decisions including the actions against the city police in Boston. The city police believed that they should receive better wages and working conditions. However, Coolidge, outraged, claimed that, “there is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, anytime.” This move won him public acclaim and swept him onto the Republican ticket as vice president for Warren Harding. As vice president, Coolidge kept a low profile, sitting silently during meetings and only spoke when he had something important to address. After Harding’s death in 1923, Coolidge was sworn in as