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| 1-1 of 1Warren g harding flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | S.S Chapter 25 Section 1 The Business Of Americaby yraj20 | 8 terms | February 25, 2009 |
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| warren g harding definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | 0 | 3 sets | |
| 2 | president after wilson, pro business, died in office | 2 sets | |
| 3 | he had a mediocre mind and he did not like to hurt people's feelings; could not detect the corruption within his administration | 1 set | |
| 4 | pres.1921 laissez-faire, little regard for gov't or presidency. "return to normalcy" after wilson + his progressive ideals. office became corrupt: allowed drinking in prohibition, had an affair, surrounded himself w/ cronies (used office for private gain). ex) sec. of interior leased gov't land w/ oil for $500,000 and took money himself. died after 3 years in office, vp: coolidge took over | 1 set | |
| 5 | laissez faire dude. "return to mormalcy" after progressivism. lots of affairs. died in office coolidge takes over | 1 set | |
| 6 | content with delegating power. died suddenly before scandals came to light . lackluster. | 1 set | |
| 7 | ohio senator chosen to run for president by republicans | 1 set | |
| 8 | 29th president | 1 set | |
| 9 | 1923 - teapot dome scandal | 1 set | |
| 10 | president who called for a return to normalcy following wwi | 1 set | |
| 11 | 1920 repub. nominee for pres. didnt really want to run | 1 set | |
| 12 | the teapot dome scandal in which his staff members took bribes in exchange for oil land leases. in the 1920 presidential campaign his slogan was "return to normalcy: | 1 set | |
| 13 | a senetor from ohio chosen by the republicans to be a candidate after ww1 | 1 set | |