U.S. presidential election, 1920

The U.S. presidential election of 1920 was dominated by the aftermath of World War I. The wartime boom had collapsed. Diplomats and politicians were arguing over peace treaties and the question of America's entry into the League of Nations. Overseas there were wars and revolutions; at home there were strikes, riots, and a growing fear of radicals and terrorists. Disillusionment was in the air.

Related Topics:
World War I - League of Nations

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The giants who had dominated the political scene for a generation were gone -- Theodore Roosevelt, who had intended to run for president in 1920, died suddenly in 1919, and Woodrow Wilson, who would have liked to have sought a third term, was an invalid living in seclusion as a result of a stroke. Even so, the presidential election of 1920 continued the debate between the nationalistic activism of Roosevelt's presidency and the global idealism of Wilson's administration.

Related Topics:
Theodore Roosevelt - 1919 - Woodrow Wilson - Presidency

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