As part of his "normalcy" program of restoring a sense of normalcy to American society following World War I, Warren Harding contributed to America's isolationist policy, he limited Immigration, reduced taxes (especially for corporations and wealthy individuals), enacted high protective tariffs, aided the growth of business, created the Bureau of the Budget as the first formal budgetary body, eliminated wartime controls, achieved to negotiate the limitation of the naval arms race and made security agreements in the Pacific area, signed by the United States, Great Britain, Japan, and France.
