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political party of Coolidge

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republican

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political party of Harding

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Republican

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political party of Hoover

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republican

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from Ohio

“pride of Ohio”

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Harding

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owned newspaper

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Harding

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U.S. Senator

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Harding

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went to Ohio Central College

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Harding

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Ohio Senator

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Harding

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teacher

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Harding

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died in office

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Harding

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front porch campaign

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Harding

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what is the front porch campaign?

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campaign used because Harding was not well informed and his future cabinet didn’t want him talking in front of other people. he made speeches from his front porch

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what is normalcy?

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campaign slogan used by Harding

He didn’t know exactly what it meant, but the American people felt it. They wanted to be “normal” after war

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Washington Naval Conference

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Harding

achievement

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Veteran’s Bureau

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Harding

achievement

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Budget & Accounting Act

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Harding

achievement

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he was very likeable by the American people

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Harding

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tax cuts for rich

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Harding

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Immigration/Quota Act

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Harding

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Ohio Gang

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Harding

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what is the Ohio Gang?

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Harding’s cabinet members. They were his close friends. They were not necessarily qualified for the jobs, but 4 of them are famous in history for being good cabinet members.

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what were Hardings three major scandals?

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•Daugherty Scandal
•Forbes Scandal
*Teapot Dome Scandal

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what is the Daugherty Scandal?

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Harry Daugherty, attorney general under Harding (and his bff), didn’t prosecute illegal gangsters. He instead took their bribes.

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what is the Forbes Scandal?

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Charles Forbes, head of Veteran’s Bureau under Harding, took money from the Bureau’s budget & sold medical supplies and took the money for himself.

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what is the Teapot Dome Scandal?

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Albert Fall, Secretary of the Interior, sold America’s emergency oil supply in case of war, and kept the money for himself.

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big gambler. gambled away White House China

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Harding.

folly

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had affairs

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Harding.

folly

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Emergency tariff

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Harding

folly

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Fordney McCumber Act

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Harding

folly

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Bonus Bill

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Harding.

folly

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from Vermont

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governor of Massachusetts

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Hardings Vice President

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coolidge’s political party

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republican

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US oil in Middle East

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Coolidge achievement

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payed off $3B of our debt

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Coolidge achievement

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president of great prosperity

out of office before crash

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Coolidge achievement

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Kellogg Briand Pact

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Coolidge achievement

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cut government spending

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Quota Law

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ultimate laissez faire president

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Coolidge (Silent Cal)

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what was the Kellogg Briand Pact?

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signed in Paris as a result of WWI, this outlawed war (to prevent another world war)

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Amhearst university

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refused to help farmers

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rejected mcNary Haugen Bill

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what was the McNary Haugen Bill?

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(farm relief-to raise prices of farm products) the government buys the surplus wheat and stores it to export

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disaster of high tariffs with the Dawes plan

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Coolidge folly

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didn’t regulate stock market

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tax cuts- helped wealthy too much

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many monopolies under him

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passive- ignore problems

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Coolidge (silent Cal)

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very strange- wore costumes

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let scammy banks open and run

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from Iowa

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political party of Hoover

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republican

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rugged individualism- self made millionaire

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head of food administration

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went to Stanford

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blamed for depression

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stock market crashes under him

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