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Warren G. Harding
he was the president of the united states
Teapot Dome Scandal
political scandel during president hardings administration
Calvin Coolidge
belived that prosperity for all americans depended on business prosperity
Kellogg Briand Pact
a 1928 treaty outlawing war
recession
economic slump that is milder then a depression
installment buying
buying on credit
stock
share in ownership in a corporation
bull market
period of increased stock trading and rising stock prices
communism
economic system in which all wealth and property are owned by the state
disarmament
reduction of armed forces and weapons of war
How did corruption hurt the Republicans during the 1920's?
it made them look really bad and harding died of a heart attack
How did Americans benefit from "Coolidge prosperity"?
coolidges pro- business policies contributed to a period of rapid economic growth.

people got more jobs and more money
What role did most Americans in the 1920's think that the US should take in world affairs?
america wanted to be by it self and away from every other country