Chapter 8

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

Albert 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

Sacco and Vanzetti were mainly convicted because of

Anti-foreign, anti-radical prejudice

How did the automobile contribute to the New Morality?

Cars allowed youth to escape the watchful eyes of parents

Which of the following groups was target by the Ku Klux Klan if the 1920s?

Catholics

All of the following were an effect of the 18th amendment

Increase in the federal and state police powers, Increase in bootlegging, Increase in organized crime

What effect did the automobile industry of the 1920s have on American Society?

People could live farther from their places of work

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

Selling scarce medical supplies from veterans' hospitals for personal profit

Which of the following describes the modern woman, or flapper?

Smoked cigarettes and drank liquor, Shortened their hair and skirts, Entered the workforce and drove cars

For what was John T Scopes put on trial?

Teaching evolution

President Hsarding's cabinet appointments, including his friends from Ohio, were referred to as

The Ohio gang

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

The Teapot Dome Scandal

Commercial radio began its rise in November 1920, with news about

a presidential election

To attract consumers for their new products, manufacturers turned to

advertising

After entrepreneurs such as Glenn Curtiss started building practical aircraft, the federal government

began to support the airline industry

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

economic policies and arms agreements

What was the success of the Washington Conference?

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

What position did Herbert Hoover hold in the Coolidge administration?

secretary of commerce

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

supply-side or trickle down economics

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

transfer ownership of a German-owned chemical company seized during WWI