THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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Oriental Express
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Harlem Renaissance
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Alaska Pipeline
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Teapot Dome
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Detailed explanation-1: -Eventually, the investigation uncovered Secretary Fall’s shady dealings, and Senator Walsh became a national hero. Fall would end up as the first former cabinet officer to go to prison. This and a subsequent Senate inquiry triggered several court cases testing the extent of the Senate’s investigative powers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Albert Bacon Fall (November 26, 1861 – November 30, 1944) was a United States senator from New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior under President Warren G. Harding, infamous for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal; he was the only person convicted as a result of the affair.
Detailed explanation-3: -What were the effects of the Teapot Dome Scandal on citizens views of the federal government?-Citizens lost faith in the federal government because of the scandals, while Harding was president.-His successor Calvin Coolidge was looked at as a welcome change.