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Presidency of Warren G. Harding - Quiz
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  • 1. What was the location of the oil reserve involved in the Teapot Dome scandal?
A) Ohio
B) Alaska
C) New Mexico
D) Wyoming
  • 2. Which executive order created the Naval Petroleum Reserve Number 4?
A) 3797
B) 1923
C) 3790
D) 2397
  • 3. What was Albert Fall's position in the Harding administration?
A) Secretary of the Navy
B) Secretary of the Interior
C) Attorney General
D) Alien Property Custodian
  • 4. Who was the first cabinet member in history to be imprisoned for crimes committed while in office?
A) Thomas W. Miller
B) Jess Smith
C) Harry M. Daugherty
D) Albert Fall
  • 5. Who contracted with Albert Fall for drilling rights in exchange for building storage tanks?
A) Edward Doheny
B) Harry Ford Sinclair
C) William J. Burns
D) George L. Remus
  • 6. How much money did Harry Ford Sinclair personally pay to Albert Fall?
A) Over $2.3 million
B) Over $400,000
C) Over $250,000
D) Over $1 million
  • 7. What happened to Edward Doheny regarding the bribery charges?
A) He was imprisoned
B) He committed suicide
C) He was never tried
D) He was acquitted
  • 8. Who was Harding's Attorney General?
A) Harry M. Daugherty
B) Albert Fall
C) Andrew J. Volstead
D) William J. Burns
  • 9. Who led the formal investigation hearings against Attorney General Daugherty?
A) Gifford Pinchot
B) Robert La Follette
C) Andrew J. Volstead
D) Oscar E. Keller
  • 10. Which bootlegger allegedly paid Jess Smith $250,000?
A) Harry Ford Sinclair
B) Mally S. Daugherty
C) Edward Doheny
D) George L. Remus
  • 11. Who did Harry M. Daugherty hire to run the Bureau of Investigation?
A) William J. Burns
B) Howard Mannington
C) Jess Smith
D) Gaston B. Means
  • 12. Who was the primary operative for William J. Burns known for being a con man?
A) Gaston B. Means
B) Mally S. Daugherty
C) Howard Mannington
D) Jess Smith
  • 13. What was the outcome of the trials against Harry M. Daugherty for corruption?
A) Imprisoned for ten years
B) Convicted twice
C) Acquitted twice
D) Convicted once and acquitted once
  • 14. Who was the defense attorney who blamed corruption allegations on Jess Smith?
A) Andrew J. Volstead
B) Max Steuer
C) Oscar E. Keller
D) Harry M. Daugherty
  • 15. Which bank was Daugherty's brother the president of?
A) Federal Reserve Bank
B) Ohio State Bank
C) Midland National Bank
D) Consolidated Bank
  • 16. What was the result of the McGrain v. Daugherty ruling?
A) Acquitted Mally Daugherty
B) Imprisoned Harry Daugherty
C) Overturned a bribery conviction
D) Upheld a contempt conviction
  • 17. What event did Harding refer to in his speech at Lincoln University in June 1921?
A) The end of the Great War
B) The Great Migration
C) The Tulsa race massacre
D) The passage of the Dyer Bill
  • 18. In what city did Harding deliver a speech advocating for civil rights in October 1921?
A) Birmingham, Alabama
B) Tulsa, Oklahoma
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 19. What was the name of the federal anti-lynching bill supported by Harding?
A) The Dyer Bill
B) The Equality Act
C) The Civil Rights Act
D) The Lincoln Act
  • 20. According to the text, what did Harding identify as critical to solving racial inequality?
A) Federal intervention
B) Social integration
C) Education
D) Military service
  • 21. Who was the sole black commander of a regiment in France during the Great War?
A) Leonidas Dyer
B) Carl S. Anthony
C) Robert K. Murray
D) Col. F.A. Denison
  • 22. What reason did historians Eugene P. Trani and Daniel L. Wilson give for Harding's reluctance to appoint blacks to traditional positions?
A) Pressure from the Ku Klux Klan
B) A desire to court white Southerners
C) Budgetary constraints
D) Lack of qualified candidates
  • 23. What specific action regarding segregation did Harding fail to take?
A) Abolishing segregation in federal offices
B) Replacing all cabinet members
C) Passing a federal education law
D) Ending the Great Migration
  • 24. Who was the biographer that noted the Dyer Bill was hastened to its end by Harding's desire for a ship subsidy bill?
A) Robert K. Murray
B) Carl S. Anthony
C) Eugene P. Trani
D) Leonidas Dyer
  • 25. Which group was among the hardest hit during the Depression of 1920–21?
A) Farmers
B) Railroad tycoons
C) Bankers
D) Industrial workers
  • 26. What commission did Harding establish to make recommendations on farm policy?
A) Farm Loan Board
B) Federal Trade Commission
C) Agricultural Oversight Committee
D) Joint Commission on Agricultural Industry
  • 27. The 1919 Federal Trade Commission report investigated which specific industry?
A) Livestock transport
B) Grain production
C) Farm equipment manufacturing
D) Meat-packing
  • 28. When did Harding sign the Capper–Volstead Act?
A) January 1, 1921
B) February 18, 1922
C) November 11, 1920
D) May 15, 1922
  • 29. Who was Harding's Secretary of Agriculture?
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) Lester J. Dickinson
C) Henry Wallace
D) William S. Kenyon
  • 30. What kind of tariff did Warren G. Harding favor as a Republican?
A) Protective tariffs
B) Flat-rate export taxes
C) Revenue-only tariffs
D) Free trade agreements
  • 31. What did Harding believe high tariffs would stimulate?
A) Foreign investment
B) Domestic manufacturing
C) European migration
D) Global competition
  • 32. Besides protectionism, what trade strategy did Harding’s administration pursue?
A) A global gold standard
B) Unrestricted open borders
C) Reciprocal trade agreements
D) Complete isolationism
  • 33. What specific tactic by European manufacturers did the Emergency Tariff aim to prevent?
A) Counterfeiting
B) Smuggling
C) Dumping
D) Monopolizing
  • 34. Which sector did Harding become concerned about after seeing economic hardship caused by the high tariffs?
A) Banking
B) Agriculture
C) Technology
D) Mining
  • 35. What was Warren G. Harding's professional background before becoming president?
A) Newspaperman
B) Military officer
C) College professor
D) Lawyer
  • 36. What policy did Harding implement in November 1921 regarding the press?
A) Banning reporters from the White House
B) Requiring government approval of all articles
C) Holding weekly radio addresses
D) Taking written questions from reporters during press conferences
  • 37. How many Supreme Court justices did Harding appoint?
A) Two
B) Six
C) Eight
D) Four
  • 38. What was the top marginal income tax rate reduced to by the Revenue Act of 1921?
A) 50 percent
B) 58 percent
C) 65 percent
D) 73 percent
  • 39. Who attributed the economic improvement of the 1920s to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy?
A) Schweikart and Allen
B) Andrew Mellon
C) Daniel Kuehn
D) Robert M. La Follette
  • 40. According to the text, what happened near the end of Harding's presidency in 1923?
A) A massive tax increase was passed
B) Another economic contraction began
C) The Great Depression began
D) A period of record prosperity began
  • 41. Who was the 29th president of the United States?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Calvin Coolidge
C) Warren G. Harding
D) Woodrow Wilson
  • 42. In what year did Warren G. Harding's presidency end?
A) 1921
B) 1924
C) 1920
D) 1923
  • 43. Which political party did Warren G. Harding belong to?
A) Republican
B) Democrat
C) Whig
D) Federalist
  • 44. Who succeeded Warren G. Harding as president?
A) James M. Cox
B) Herbert Hoover
C) Charles Evans Hughes
D) Calvin Coolidge
  • 45. What was the cause of Harding's death?
A) Pneumonia
B) Assassination
C) Stroke
D) Apparent heart attack
  • 46. Which foreign policy achievement was led by Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Open Door Policy
C) Washington Naval Conference
D) League of Nations treaty
  • 47. Which major scandal emerged after Harding's death?
A) Credit Mobilier scandal
B) Iran-Contra affair
C) Teapot Dome scandal
D) Watergate scandal
  • 48. What was the primary focus of the Fordney–McCumber Tariff?
A) Reducing income taxes
B) Decreasing federal spending
C) Increasing tariff rates
D) Establishing immigration quotas
  • 49. Who served as Harding's Secretary of Commerce?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Andrew Mellon
C) Calvin Coolidge
D) Charles Evans Hughes
  • 50. What was the result of the 1920 popular vote margin achieved by Harding?
A) 15.5 percentage points
B) 5.5 percentage points
C) 10.2 percentage points
D) 26.2 percentage points
  • 51. How many hours did the discussion between Harding and his campaign manager last before Harding agreed to run?
A) Ten hours
B) Two hours
C) Six-plus hours
D) Three hours
  • 52. What was the total amount spent by Leonard Wood leading up to the 1920 convention?
A) $194,000
B) $114,000
C) $414,000
D) $1.8 million
  • 53. On which ballot was Harding nominated for president?
A) Sixth ballot
B) Tenth ballot
C) First ballot
D) Ninth ballot
  • 54. How many delegate votes were committed to Harding at the opening gavel?
A) 124
B) 112
C) 39
D) 72
  • 55. What term is often used to describe the meeting of party leaders at the Blackstone Hotel?
A) Backroom deal
B) Smoke-filled room
C) Secret caucus
D) Blackstone agreement
  • 56. Which candidate had 112 committed delegates at the opening of the 1920 convention?
A) Frank Lowden
B) Hiram Johnson
C) Leonard Wood
D) Warren G. Harding
  • 57. Who was one of the alternative candidates expected by many to be nominated as a compromise?
A) Charles Evans Hughes
B) Leonard Wood
C) Harry Daugherty
D) Jake L. Hamon
  • 58. What type of political approach did Harding favor over the Progressive ideology of the Wilson administration?
A) Laissez-faire
B) Centralized planning
C) Imperialism
D) Socialism
  • 59. What historic milestone regarding voting occurred during the 1920 presidential election?
A) Lowering the voting age to 18
B) Abolition of the Electoral College
C) The first national primary
D) Women could vote nationwide
  • 60. The 1920 presidential election was the first to be covered by what medium?
A) Internet
B) Television
C) Radio
D) Satellite broadcast
  • 61. How many speakers were trained by Harry New to campaign for Harding?
A) One thousand
B) Ten thousand
C) Eight thousand
D) Five thousand
  • 62. Which Socialist Party candidate campaigned from a federal prison during the 1920 election?
A) Eugene V. Debs
B) Harry New
C) Albert Lasker
D) James M. Cox
  • 63. Which former Confederate state did Harding win, marking a first for a Republican since Reconstruction?
A) Tennessee
B) Virginia
C) Georgia
D) South Carolina
  • 64. How many seats did the Republican party pick up in the House of Representatives during the 1920 election?
A) 127
B) 8
C) 63
D) 404
  • 65. Which celebrity toured the nation on Harding's behalf?
A) Charlie Chaplin
B) Al Jolson
C) Douglas Fairbanks
D) Buster Keaton
  • 66. Which number president was Warren G. Harding?
A) 29th
B) 27th
C) 30th
D) 28th
  • 67. Whom did Henry Cabot Lodge suggest for Secretary of State?
A) Andrew Mellon
B) Albert B. Fall
C) Elihu Root or Philander C. Knox
D) Herbert Hoover
  • 68. Who was the Postmaster General appointed by Harding?
A) Harry M. Daugherty
B) James J. Davis
C) Edwin Denby
D) Will H. Hays
  • 69. To whom was the presidential budget director directly responsible?
A) The Comptroller General
B) The House Ways and Means Committee
C) The Secretary of Treasury
D) The President
  • 70. What agency was created to ensure congressional oversight of budget expenditures?
A) General Accounting Office
B) Treasury Oversight Commission
C) Congressional Budget Office
D) Bureau of the Budget
  • 71. How long is the term for the Comptroller General of the General Accounting Office?
A) Fifteen years
B) Life appointment
C) Ten years
D) Five years
  • 72. On which census was the immigration quota of 3 percent based under the Per Centum Act?
A) 1910 Census
B) 1900 Census
C) 1890 Census
D) 1920 Census
  • 73. Which president had previously vetoed the bill that became the Per Centum Act?
A) William Howard Taft
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Calvin Coolidge
  • 74. Who served as Harding's Secretary of Labor?
A) Andrew Mellon
B) James Davis
C) Charles Dawes
D) Charles R. Forbes
  • 75. What did Harding speak about in his first radio broadcast in 1922?
A) The end of World War I
B) Highway construction
C) Francis Scott Key
D) Labor strikes
  • 76. In what year did Congress finally impose radio regulation?
A) 1922
B) 1929
C) 1927
D) 1925
  • 77. What proportion of the labor force belonged to unions by 1920?
A) Approximately one-half
B) Approximately one-third
C) Approximately one-tenth
D) Approximately one-fifth
  • 78. What was the result of the steel manufacturer committee's 1923 report regarding the twelve-hour workday?
A) They suggested a compromise of ten-hour shifts
B) They recommended an immediate shift to an eight-hour day
C) They recommended against ending the practice
D) They agreed to end the practice immediately
  • 79. Who was the chairman of U.S. Steel who led the committee regarding work hours?
A) Elbert Gary
B) Harry Daugherty
C) John L. Lewis
D) James H. Wilkerson
  • 80. Who sponsored the Sheppard–Towner Maternity Act?
A) Alice Paul
B) Eleanor Roosevelt
C) Frances Perkins
D) Julia Lathrop
  • 81. Which political era's social programs were influenced by the Sheppard–Towner Maternity Act?
A) Fair Deal
B) Great Society
C) Square Deal
D) New Deal
  • 82. What was the primary charge against Eugene Debs during the Wilson administration?
A) Sedition
B) Embezzlement
C) Espionage
D) Tax evasion
  • 83. What factor contributed significantly to the release of Eugene Debs?
A) A legal loophole in the sedition law
B) Pressure from labor unions
C) Failing health
D) A campaign promise
  • 84. How many prisoners were granted a general amnesty by Harding regarding the First Red Scare?
A) 10
B) 50
C) 23
D) 100
  • 85. What specific tax policy did not appeal to the electorate in 1922?
A) Implementing a wealth tax
B) Taxing social welfare programs
C) Increasing corporate taxes
D) Cutting taxes for the well-off
  • 86. Which plan resulted from talks with Germany regarding the reduction of reparations?
A) Knox Plan
B) Mellon Plan
C) Dawes Plan
D) Hughes Agreement
  • 87. What was a primary reason the U.S. refused to recognize the Soviet government?
A) The U.S. was still at war with Russia
B) Lack of natural resources
C) Hoover advised against it
D) Communism's extreme unpopularity
  • 88. What prompted the American Relief Administration to provide aid to Russia in 1921?
A) Famine
B) An official alliance
C) The Russian Revolution
D) A request from the Soviet government
  • 89. What was the status of U.S. relations with Germany, Austria, and Hungary before the 1921 treaties?
A) Technically at war
B) Trade partners only
C) In a state of permanent truce
D) Under occupation
  • 90. How many ships did the U.S. propose to decommission in Hughes's pivotal naval plan?
A) 30
B) 17
C) 19
D) 50
  • 91. In what month and year did the Washington Naval Conference begin?
A) September 1921
B) November 1920
C) November 1921
D) January 1922
  • 92. Which treaty required the signatories to respect the territorial integrity of others in the Pacific?
A) Washington Naval Treaty
B) Treaty of Versailles
C) Four-Power Treaty
D) Nine-Power Treaty
  • 93. Which country agreed to return Shandong to China as part of the Nine-Power Treaty?
A) Japan
B) Britain
C) France
D) The United States
  • 94. How many treaties were produced by the Washington Naval Conference?
A) Four
B) Nine
C) Six
D) Twelve
  • 95. Which country was expected to decommission 19 ships under the Hughes proposal?
A) Great Britain
B) Japan
C) France
D) Italy
  • 96. What was the naval policy regarding Great Britain during the Harding administration?
A) Dominance
B) Allied coalition
C) Parity
D) Subservience
  • 97. Which Democratic vice presidential candidate did Harding attack for his role in the Haitian intervention?
A) William Allen White
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Bainbridge Colby
  • 98. Which country had U.S. troops withdrawn from them in 1921 during Harding's presidency?
A) Haiti
B) Dominican Republic
C) Cuba
D) Nicaragua
  • 99. Secretary of State Hughes pledged to limit U.S. intervention to nations near which location?
A) Panama Canal
B) Dominican Republic
C) Havana
D) Mexico City
  • 100. Who was the president of Mexico during the negotiations for U.S. recognition?
A) Álvaro Obregón
B) Charles Cramer
C) Bainbridge Colby
D) Albert Fall
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