What was the Teapot Dome scandal?

A). Harding's Attorney General Harry Daugherty committed suicide.

B). Harding's head of the Veterans Bureau Charles Forbes was convicted of embezzlement.

C). Harding's Attorney General Harry Daugherty was accused of influence peddling.

D). Harding's Interior Secretary Albert Fall was accused of leasing government - owned oilfields to private business without allowing competitive bids.

E). Harding's Secretary of Agriculture Henry

c. Wallace was accused of handing over farmland to a mining company.

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Heaven Rice

28 September, 16:37

What was the Teapot Dome scandal?

A). Harding's Attorney General Harry Daugherty committed suicide.

B). Harding's head of the Veterans Bureau Charles Forbes was convicted of embezzlement.

C). Harding's Attorney General Harry Daugherty was accused of influence peddling.

D). Harding's Interior Secretary Albert Fall was accused of leasing government - owned oilfields to private business without allowing competitive bids.

E). Harding's Secretary of Agriculture Henry

c. Wallace was accused of handing over farmland to a mining company.

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Elyse Brennan · Answer 1

The Teapot Dome scandal was Harding’s Interior Secretary Albert Fall was accused of leasing government - owned oilfields to private business without allowing competitive bids, it is considered biggest scandal in US politics before watergate