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Chapter 21 Study Guide

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Who is Robert M. La Follette? Who is Robert M. La Follette?

Wisconsin senator who ran against Democratic and Republican nominees for president in 1924.

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What was the Teapot Dome scandal?What was the Teapot Dome scandal?

When President Harding’s secretary of the interior, Albert B. Fall, secretly allowed private interests to lease lands containing U.S. Navy oil reserves, causing a scandal.

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What were the “Roaring Twenties”? What were the “Roaring Twenties”?

The booming, materialistic era that contrasted with President Coolidge’s simple and frugal manner.

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Who were the “Ohio Gang”?Who were the “Ohio Gang”?

Friends of President Harding who were given presidential appointments once Harding got into office.

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Who set requirements that workers employed Who set requirements that workers employed by Henry Ford had to meet? by Henry Ford had to meet?

Sociological Department

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What was the Kelly Act? What was the Kelly Act?

Authorized postal officials to contract with private airplane operators to carry mail.

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What was the Washington Conference? What was the Washington Conference?

When the United States invited representatives from eight countries to discuss disarmament.

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What was the goal of the Kellogg-Briand What was the goal of the Kellogg-Briand Pact? Pact?

It was an attempt to outlaw war.

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What was President Harding’s campaign What was President Harding’s campaign slogan? slogan?

Return to normalcy

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Who established a permanent network of Who established a permanent network of radio stations to distribute daily programs? radio stations to distribute daily programs?

National Broadcasting Company

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What is isolationism? What is isolationism?

A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs

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What is the term for freedom from What is the term for freedom from prosecution? prosecution?

Immunity

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What was the Fordney-McCumber Act? What was the Fordney-McCumber Act?

Raised tariffs in an effort to protect American industry from foreign competition.

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What did the Nine-Power Treaty do? What did the Nine-Power Treaty do?

It guaranteed China’s independence.

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Who was Harlan Fiske Stone? Who was Harlan Fiske Stone?

Dean of the Columbia Law School chosen as attorney general by President Coolidge.

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What is the large-scale product manufacturing What is the large-scale product manufacturing usually by machinery called? usually by machinery called?

Mass production.

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What is a moratorium? What is a moratorium?

A pause.

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Who was President Harding’s secretary of Who was President Harding’s secretary of commerce? commerce?

Herbert Hoover

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What system of manufacturing adopted by What system of manufacturing adopted by Henry Ford divided operations into simple Henry Ford divided operations into simple tasks that unskilled workers could do and cut tasks that unskilled workers could do and cut unnecessary motion to a minimum?unnecessary motion to a minimum?

Assembly Line

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Why was the General Accounting Office set Why was the General Accounting Office set up in 1921?up in 1921?

To track government spending.

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What was President Coolidge’s philosophy of What was President Coolidge’s philosophy of government?government?

He believed that government should interfere with business and industry as little as possible and that prosperity rested on the shoulders of business leadership.

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What did manufacturers turn to in order to What did manufacturers turn to in order to create consumers for their new products? create consumers for their new products?

Advertising.

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What did the Four-Power Treaty between the What did the Four-Power Treaty between the United States, Japan, France, and Britain do?United States, Japan, France, and Britain do?

Recognized each country’s island possessions in the Pacific.

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How did President Harding get into power? How did President Harding get into power?

He fit in comfortably with the powerful Ohio Republican political machine.

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Who did Henry Ford almost single-handedly Who did Henry Ford almost single-handedly change the auto from a toy of the wealthy to change the auto from a toy of the wealthy to an affordable necessity for? an affordable necessity for? The middle class.

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Who was the chief architect of economic Who was the chief architect of economic policy in the United States during the 1920’s?policy in the United States during the 1920’s?

Andrew Mellon

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In 1926, the aviation industry received federal In 1926, the aviation industry received federal aid for building airports with the passage of aid for building airports with the passage of what act? what act? The Air Commerce Act.

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What crippled the German economy? What crippled the German economy?

Reparation payments.

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What did the consumer goods industry create What did the consumer goods industry create many new products for? many new products for?

The home.

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Herbert Hoover sought to provide economic Herbert Hoover sought to provide economic stability in various industries by trying to stability in various industries by trying to balance government regulation with his own balance government regulation with his own philosophy of what? philosophy of what?

His philosophy of cooperative individualism.