THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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corruption
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progressive reforms
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his impeachment and removal from office
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his landslide reelection to a second term
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Detailed explanation-1: -A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents. After his death, a number of scandals were exposed, including Teapot Dome, as well as an extramarital affair with Nan Britton, which diminished his reputation. Blooming Grove, Ohio, U.S.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923.
Detailed explanation-3: -Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon won passage of the Revenue Act of 1921, a major tax cut that primarily reduced taxes on the wealthy. Harding also signed the Budget and Accounting Act, which established the country’s first formal budgeting process and created the Bureau of the Budget.