Only Yesterday: Chapter 6 – Harding and the Scandals – Flashcards
Flashcard maker : Brooke Sharp
The answer he might give in the testimony might incriminate himself.
Why did Daugherty say he wouldn’t give a testimony for President Harding?
Attorney, personal friend, and Atty. Gen.
What relations did Daughtry have with Mr. Harding?
March 4, 1921
When was Harding sworn in as president?
They wanted normality
What did the American people in 1920 want?
He opened the gates of the White House to Tourists
What did Harding do to symbolize the return of government to the people?
He was ill-informed, depended on others with more information and theirbetter decision-making abilities to fix problems, and frankly a pushover
What was the problem with the nicest man to ever enter the White House?
The house on H Street
Where was Harding most comfortable?
Hughes
who did the actual negotiating at the International conference?
Hughes
Who stopped the Naval war in his announcement during the international conference?
He committed suicide or was poisoned by his wife
What do people speculate happened to Pres. Harding?
He died of pneumonia
What most likely happen to Pres. Harding?
Oil, that’s purpose was to be used as a reserve for the Navy, was being drained by Albert fall and leased to private operators
What was the greatest scandal of the Harding administration?
The selling of 33 million barrels of oil ($1.50) by humphreys to St. Clair and O’Neil. Then Sinclair and O’neil sold the barrels back as a profit ($1.75) so the oil would not go to other the companies represented in the continental trading Company
What was the second oil scandal of the Harding administration?
Sinclair, Doheny
Who gave Fall money (Loans)?
The Teapot Dome scandal
What was the first true example of government corruption?
Fall
Who was secretary of the interior?
Walsh
Who led the investigation against Fall?
How fall acquired his fortune through the interest-free loan from Doheny
What was illegal about the Teapot Dome scandal?
Fall: fine with year in jail
Sinclair: jailtime
Doheny: Acquitted
Sinclair: jailtime
Doheny: Acquitted
What became of Fall, Sinclair, and Doheny?
The Japanese Government
Where did the oil from the Teapot Dome scandal go to In the end?
Forbes was appointed by Harding to be the president of the veterans bureau. He then made preposterous purchases with the Hospitals and was convicted of fraud
What was the Forbes Scandal during the Harding Administration?
Sen. Walsh and Sen. Wheeler
Who was given nickname the “Montana scandal-mongers”, “mud-gunners”, “assassins of character”?
