Chapter 12 Politics of the Roaring Twenties

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Chapter 12 Politics of the Roaring Twenties

• Section 2
• The Harding Presidency

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President Harding 1921-1923

• Looked the part
• Return to normalcy
• Called for peace
• Marked by scandal
• Considered one of the least successful presidents

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The Harding Presidency
Peace Talks
Normalcy
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Quest for Peace

• Charles Evans Hughes
• Secretary of
• At Washington Naval Conference, urged that no
  more warships be built for ten years.

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Fordney-McCumber Tariff

• Raised taxes on to protect U.S. businesses.
• Up to 60
• Made it impossible for to pay
  back debts.
• Created resentment between the countries.

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Scandals

• Hardings Cabinet
• Ohio Gang
• Graft

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The Teapot Dome Scandal

• What was it?
• A fraudulent scheme by the govt. using the
  Teapot Dome Sugar Co.
• Scandal involving various bribes to the Teapot
  Gang in Congress.
• A bribe scheme using oil-rich lands in Teapot
  Dome, Wyoming.
• A presidential scandal involving an affair at the
  Teapot Dome hotel.

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The Teapot Dome Scandal

• Albert B. Fall
• Secretary of the Interior
• Close friend to executives.
• Leased the land to private oil companies.
• in bribes.
• Was convicted of a .
• President Harding shortly after hearing the
  news of the scandal.

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Teapot Dome Investigation
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