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Presidents 1913-1945

By annabelle98

  • Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson
    1913-1921
    - Wilson was governor of New Jersey for 2 years before becoming president.
    - Led the US through WWI.
    - Granted Women's Suffrage.
    - DIed of stroke 3 years after leaving office.

  • Warren G Harding

    Warren G Harding
    1921-1923
    - There was scandal throughout his entire presidency, mainly the Teapot Dome scandal involving government acceptance of bribes from oil companies.
    - Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act increased tariffs.
    - Emergency Quota Act limited muber of immigrants to 3%.
    - Died from heart attack while still in office.

  • Calvin Coolidge

    Calvin Coolidge
    1923-1929
    - Took over Presidency after Harding died.
    - Was in favor of business and the government staying out of it.
    - Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawed war.
    - Revenue Act of 1926 reduced income tax.

  • Herbert Hoover

    Herbert Hoover
    1929-1933
    - Came into presidency right before 1929 Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression.
    - Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was passed to raise tariffs in order to encourage the purchase of American-made goods
    - Added the 20th Amendment fixed the dates of term commencements for Congress and the President.
    - Died at 90 years old in 1964

  • Franklin D Roosevelt

    Franklin D Roosevelt
    1933-1945
    - Only President to be elected 4 times, led US through The Great Depression to WWII.
    - Created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), Agricultural Adjusment Administration (AAA), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
    -Led the US into WWII after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
    - He created the United Nations in order to ensure cooperation and world peace.