Chapter 32 - The Politics of Boom and Bust, 1920-1932

Question 1

Warren Harding

Answer 1

Inaugurated in 1921, a charming president that was unable to detect the corruption in his own cabinet members. He also hated to hurt others which meant he was open to hearing other ideas from other people.

Question 2

Ohio Gang

Answer 2

The people that used Harding to help themselves become some of the richest and powerful people in the nation through major corruption.

Question 3

Railway Labor Board

Answer 3

This was a group of 9 men that were supposed to spread equal wages amongst the employees they had working for them. It was not successful.

Question 4

American Legion

Answer 4

Was created by veterans in order to help new veterans transition to civilian life.

Question 5

Adjusted Compensation Act

Answer 5

This gave a bonus to those Veterans that fought in World War I.

Question 6

Unofficial Observers

Answer 6

They were people who were not delegates and watched the proceedings of the League of Nations

Question 7

Charles Evans Hughes

Answer 7

He was the Secretary of State that got the rights to buy oil in the Middle East.

Question 8

Five-Power Naval Treaty

Answer 8

Made England, US, and Japan saying that they would stop making ships after ten years.

Question 9

Four-Power Treaty

Answer 9

Made by England, US, Japan, and France that bound them to perserve the status inside the Pacific.

Question 10

Nine-Power Treaty

Answer 10

Confirmed the open door policy in China.

Question 11

Kellogg-Briand Pact

Answer 11

62 nations confirmed that they would not fight each other.

Question 12

Fordney-McCumber Tariff Law

Answer 12

It increased the tax from its predicitors but gave the president the ablility to change the tax.

Question 13

Charles R. Forbes

Answer 13

an appointee of president harding, he was caught stealing about 200 million dollars from the government. He was sentenced to two years in prison.

Question 14

Albert B. Fall

Answer 14

Secretary of the interior during harding’s presidency. He transferred funds valuable properties to the interior department. He was caught leasing private lands to oil companies, and taking a bribe of 100,000.

Question 15

Teapot Dome

Answer 15

the crooked transaction between Albert B. Fall and private oil companies. It polluted the prestige of the washington government.

Question 16

Harry M. Daugherty

Answer 16

An attorney during harding’s presidency. He was caught selling pardons and liquor permits.

Question 17

Calvin Coolidge

Answer 17

vice president of Harding, who took office after harding passed. He embodied new england virtue of honesty, morality, industry, and frugality.

Question 18

Robert La Follette

Answer 18

a senator who ran for president in 1924. He was a liberal, and sixty nine years of age.

Question 19

Dawes Plan

Answer 19

a plan where the US opened private funds to germany, then germany paid its debts to france and britain, and finally france and britain paid back the US of their war debts.

Question 20

Al Smith

Answer 20

democrat nominee in the 1928 election. Was one of the most colorful personalities in american politics.

Question 21

“Rum, Romanism, and Ruin”

Answer 21

quote used to explain what would come if Al smith became president.

Question 22

Farm Board

Answer 22

an organization that had half a billion dollars at its disposal. Money was sent by farmers. Irganizations looked to buy, sell , store agricultural surpluses.

Question 23

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

Answer 23

a tariff that raised prices of about 20,000 goods.

Question 24

Black Tuesday

Answer 24

tension exlpoded on this day when 16,410,030 stocks were sold in a save-who-may scramble.

Question 25

“Brother Can You Spare a Dime?”

Answer 25

a quote from a song that was popular during the great depression.

Question 26

Hoover Blankets

Answer 26

newspapers used during the Great Depression

Question 27

Hoovervilles

Answer 27

shanty town built by homeless people during the Great Depression

Question 28

Rugged Individualism

Answer 28

Phrase used by Herbert Hoover that refers to the idea that each individual should be able to help themselves out, and that the government does not need to involve itself in people’s economic lives nor in national economics in general. Associated with Social Darwinism.

Question 29

The Great Humanitarian

Answer 29

Nickname for Herbert Hoover in reference to his role in leading movements to help feed the world during WWI and to feed Russia during they famine in 1921.

Question 30

Muscle Shoals Bill

Answer 30

designed to build a dam on the Tennessee River

Question 31

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Answer 31

provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses.

Question 32

Pump-Priming

Answer 32

One of Herbert Hoover’s first actions to combat the Great Depression. He gave money to banks and businesses in order to get some money into the marketplace. It was seen as the necessary first step to fix the problems of the economy. It angered many, because it did not attempt to deal with the hunger/homelessness problem.

Question 33

Yellow Dog Contracts

Answer 33

agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union.

Question 34

Douglas MacArthur

Answer 34

American general and field marshal in the Philippines during WWII.

Question 35

Manchuria

Answer 35

region of northeastern China invaded by Japan. Was considered by many to be the first act of aggression in WWII.

Question 36

Stimson Doctrine

Answer 36

American policy to Japan and China, of non-recognition of international territorial changes that were executed by force.