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We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land.
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Hoover
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Who yelled "God What a job!
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Harding
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Name Harding's Sec of State:
Treasurer: Sec of Commerce: |
Hughes
Mellon Hoover |
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Who were two bad cabinet members of Harding's?
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Fall Sec of Interior
Daugherty attorney general |
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Who was called "an amiable boob"
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Harding
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Who did Harding choose as chief justice?
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Taft
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In what case did the supreme court reverse its Muller v Oregon ruling?
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Adkins v Children Hospital
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"It would need more than the 19th amendment to convince me that there are no differences between men and women, or that legislation cannot take those differences into account.
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Holmes
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In order to reprivatize the railroads the .... was passed
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Esch Cummins Transportation Act
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What did congress do to help soliders?
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Veterans Bureau in 1921
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Since the country never ended war through the treaty of Versailles, what was done?
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joint resolution ending war was passed in 1921
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Who did Harding send to L of N?
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unofficial observers
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What did Sec of State Hughes hold in hope of disarming the world?
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Washing Disarmament Conference in 1921
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What did Hughes propose?
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10 years holiday from construction of batteleships
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What was the ratio for american to britain to japanese ships?
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5:5:3
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The Japanese said to this ratio?
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"roll royce, rolls royce, ford"
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Who was named the "Sick Man of the Far East"
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China
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What treaty nailed wide open the open door in china?
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Nine power treaty
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Who was Coolidge's sec of state who won a nobel prize and advocated for decrease in war?
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Kellogg
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This treaty of only defensive wars and less fighting was known by two names..
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Kellogg Briand pact
Pact of Paris |
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Harding passed this tariff bill that raised rates to 1909 levels.
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Fordney0McCumber Tariff Law
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Who led people in stealing 200million from the government through veterans hospitals?
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Forbes
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What was the most shocking scandal that included sales of oil reserves to private companies?
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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Who led this scandal?
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Fall, sec of interior
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Who were the two men who leased the oil fields?
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Sinclair and Doheny
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Innocent until proven guilty was changed to what?
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"In American everyone is assumed guilty until proven rich"
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How was Coolidge inaugrated?
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took the oath of office at his cabin as soon as Harding died, his father administered the oath
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Who said Coolidge was "a real conservative, fundamentalist in religion, in economic and social order , and in fishing"
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Hoover
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Who believed that "the man who builds a factory builds a temple" or "the man who works there worships there"
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Coolidge
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Nugget for Cal?
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Silent Cal, Cautious Cal
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Who bill made farmers exempt from anti trust prosecution?
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Capper Volstead Act
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What bill, if passed, would have allowed government to buy produce surplus?
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McNary Haugen Bill
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Who did the demos elect in 1924?
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Davis
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Who did the progressives elect?
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La Follette
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What plan was used so that US debt could be paid off in euro?
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Dawes Plan
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What was the only nation to follow through on its debts to US?
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honest little Finland
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Who was the "happy warrior"
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Smith
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What university did Hoover study at?
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STANFORD
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Who was called "the chief"
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Hoover
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What was special about Hoover's election?
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he carried several states of the old south
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What act set up the federal farm board that lent money to farmers?
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Agricultural Marketing Act
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What two organization spawned out of the Farm Board?
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Grain stabilization corporation and cotton stabilization corporation
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what tariff raised rates to over 60%?
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Hawley Smoot Tariff
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What day were over 16M shares of sold sold?
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Black Tuesday october 29
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Nuggets for depression?
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"great glut" "plague of plenty"
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What were the cities that sprung up named?
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Hoovervilles
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Nugget for Hoover?
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"Great Humanitarian"
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What was the biggest project started by Hoover?
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Hoover Dam
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What agency became a government lending bank?
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation RFC
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What was the RFC named by those angry at it?
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"the millionaires dole"
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What act outlawed yellow dog contract, use of injunctions to break strikes, and allowed peaceful picketing?
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Norris La Buardia Anti Injunction Act
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What group of men demanded immediate war compensation for time spent fighting?
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Bonus Expeditionary Force BEF
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What area did Japan attack?
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Manchuria
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T/F Latin american relations increased during Hoovers admin
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True
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Who was sec of state under Hoover and dealt with Japan issue?
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Stimson
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