Chapter 8 Study Guide Part 1

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Who was the first cabinet official in U.S. history to go to prison?

Albert B. Fall

Which two of Harding's appointees remained under President Coolidge and contributed greatly to the prosperity of the 1920s?

Andrew Mellon and Herbert Hoover

Rather than relying on armed force to influence global policy during the 1920s, the U.S. used ________________________.

Economic policies and arms agreements

Attorney General Harry Daugherty was accused of accepting bribes in order to _________________________.

Give Germans a German-owned company that had been seized by the US

What was the success of the Washington Conference?

It resulted in several countries agreeing to a moratorium on the construction of warships.

President Harding's cabinet appointments, including his friends from Ohio, were referred to as _______________.

Ohio gang

What position did Herbert Hoover hold in the Coolidge administration?

Secretary of Commerce

During the Forbes Scandal, what was Colonel Charles Forbes accused of doing?

Selling scarce medical supplies from veterans' hospitals and kept the money for himself.

Mellon's principle of cutting tax rates in order to stimulate the economy is known today as ___________________.

Supply-side, or "trickle down," economics

Which famous scandal involved the secretary of the interior taking bribes to lease oil reserves to private interests?

Teapot Dome


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