Government Corruption
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- Created on: 24-04-14 17:13
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- Government Corruption
- The ohio gang
- group of industrialists and politicians associated with warren harding
- president harding appointed many of his close friends to the cabinet from Ohio
- the became known as the Ohio Gang
- many used their position to get money
- albert fall committed suicide and many committed suicide and others jailed for making profits for personal use
- The teapot dome scandal
- albert B.Fall is appointed minister of the interior by warren harding
- President Wiliiam Taft rules that teapot dome must only be used by the navy
- Albert B.Fall accepts a bribe of $100,000
- Harry Sinclair and edward doheny are allowed to drill there
- Warren Hadring announces 'if fall is not honest, i am not fit to be president!
- In 1927, Fall is jailed for a year and fined $100000. Sinclair and doheny get away free of charge.
- Warren Harding
- president of USA between 1921-1923.
- republican and took a laissez policy to his presidency
- was seen as a symbol of the roaaring twenties
- popular and liked partying and pretty girls
- died 1923 - obvious that his government was the most corrupt
- The ohio gang
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