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Governor of Ohio who ran for President

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James Cox

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Ran with James Cox; Governor of New York

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Franklin Roosevelt

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Ran for President in 1920 election for republicans

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WGH

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Ran with Warren G Harding

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Calvin Coolidge

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How did Republicans know they were gonna win the election?

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The democrats were in trouble of WW1 and Treaty of Versaille

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3 Characteristic of WGH at President

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  1. ) He looked like a President
  2. ) Didn’t feel strong about anything
  3. ) Controllable (Used by republicans
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Was WGH qualified for his job?

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No

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8
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Where did WGH have his campaign?

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From Front porch

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9
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Poker and drinking buddies of WGH

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Ohio Gang

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10
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How did the President break the law?

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Drank Alcohol

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Attorney General;Conservationist; thought we should use land for money

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Harry Daugherty

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Secretary of Interior-In charge of lands by government

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Albert Fall

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Secretary of Navy - in marine core for awhile

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Edwin Denby

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14
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Veteran Administration

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Charles Forbes

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15
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Assistant of Harry Daugherty

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Jesse Smith

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16
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Why were the Ohio Gang guys assigned?

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Bc they knew WGH

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17
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What was Jesse Smith convicted of?

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Bribes (Died before went to Jail)

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18
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Why did Charles Forbes go to jail?

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Was a fraud; was in cahoots with aid stole from government

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Teapot dome scandal

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Ohio gang had conspiracy to take oil illegally and cheap to get more money and oil

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20
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Drilled for Area of oil

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Harry Sinclair

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21
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Brought word about oil problem

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Edwin Dochen

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22
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Who leased oil guys to drill?

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Albert Fall

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23
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First President to go to Alaska

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WGH

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24
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How did WGH die

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Got a disease died in san fran

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25
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Calvin Coolidge nickname

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Silent Cal

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26
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Was Calvin Coolidge operate?

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Opposite of Harding

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27
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Was Calvin Coolidge popular?

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NO

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28
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Laisse Faire said

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No government control or interference with business

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29
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Trickle down economics

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more money more jobs

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30
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Election of 1924 who did Coolidge face?

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Dawes

31
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Orphaned; put himself thru Stanford by self; engineer; WW1 head of food administration

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Herbert hoover

32
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Governor of NY; was catholic and ran for pres

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Alfred Smith

33
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Why did American not want Catholic Pres

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Pope would choose public affairs

34
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how was the 1920 economy?

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Bad bc of ww1; raised import goods tariffs high

35
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Reciprocity

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opposite of other coutries

36
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what did Coolidge favor?

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Big business

37
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First radio station

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KDKA in Pittsburgh

38
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When did TV’s come out?

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1950’s

39
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Where was first miss America

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In Atlantic city

40
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Charles Lindbergh

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Flew across Atlantic Ocean for first time

41
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America Earhart

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First woman to fly across Atlantic

42
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Jack Dempsey

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Boxer undisputed heavy weight champ

43
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What movie was the first talkie?

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The Jazz Singer 1925

44
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When were movies popular?

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Fall and winter

45
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Who invented AC in Movies?

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Willis Carrier

46
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1st movie theater with AC

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Paramount in NYC

47
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Defense attorney in scopes trial

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ClairensenDarrow

48
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Prosecutor in scopes trial

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William Jennings Bryant

49
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Butler Act

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Against law to teach evolution

50
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Radio show host talked on morality and tradion

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Amy Semple Mcpharson

51
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ACLU

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American civil liberties union

52
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What built up KKK?

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Great migration

53
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4 tenants of KKK

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anti black, immigrant, Jew and Christian

54
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What did KKK consist of?

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White anglosaxton and Protestants

55
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How’d KKK lose power?

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Leader killed himself

56
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What was the Dawes Plan?

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To give loans to Germany

57
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What did Henry Ford Create?

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The moving assembly line; which made mass production quickly

58
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How did Ford treat his workers?

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Great; had payed vacation days, and weekends off; also had good wages

59
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Who made the automobile/Ford?

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Duryea brothers

60
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How much did the model t cost?

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800$

61
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What was the multiplier effect?

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It was when one industry’s thrive bounced off and helped other surrounding/similar industries

62
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How did suburbs form?

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Highway system

63
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What was install meant buying?

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Layaway; credit went up; cash on hand went down

64
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What. Was National origins act?

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Immigration groups could only exceed 3% of that ethnic group to live in the US

65
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What did the Immigration Restriction Law state?

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If you could read, then you could possibly live in America

66
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Who supported immigration laws?

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Restrictionists

67
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Who were smarter immigrants; EVR or ETS?

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EVR

68
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What group did Marcus Garvey form?

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UNIA - Universal Negro Improvement Association

69
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Garvey’s cruise line

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Black Star

70
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What was Garvey Convicted of?

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Fraud

71
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18th amendment

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Prohibition

72
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19th amendment

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Women’s rights

73
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21st amendment

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Revoked prohibition

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