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Background Info Flashcards

1
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Who was Warren Hardning

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President in 1921, capable and moderate

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Who dominated Harding

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Andrew Mellon (lassiez-fair sec of treasury)

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3
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What was the teapot dome scandal

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Wyoming, officials in republican administration accused of corruption in leasing oil reserves

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Why were the US isolationist at this time

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  • Lost over 100,000 Americans in WW1
  • USA refused to join LoN
  • Harding promised return to normalcy
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What caused the boom

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1922 Fordney McCumber Tariff (Taxes on imports)
Low taxes (more money to spend)
Rugged individualism
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Political 1920-45 (10 decks)

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