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1 Government Corruption and the Teapot Dome Scandal

2 What is the message of this 1926, American cartoon?
The National Gesture

3 What does the presence of “politician” suggest about the USA in the 1920s?
The National Gesture

4 President Warren Harding & the Ohio Gang

5 Newspaper front Page Your task is to design a newspaper front page to outline key features of corruption under Warren Harding. You must use key terms, names etc. Suggested headlines… “They’ll cuppa-lot of flack for this scandal” “There’s scandal brewing” “Can you tea-leave it?” “Is this just the PG tip of the iceberg?”

6 A cartoon which appeared in an American newspaper in 1922, showing the Teapot Dome scandal.
One of the figures running away is Albert Fall. Use this source and your own knowledge to explain the influence of corruption in the USA in the 1920s.


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