scandals of the 1920s?

Question

any know any good sites about this? besides - www.jazzbabies.com/nonflash/scandal.html

thanks.

Answer 1

teapot dome, when harding allowed the sale of oil from the naval strategic reserve to cronies in the private sector.

Answer 2

Chicago and New York City had major scandals concerning politicians and organized crime.

Al Capone consolidated power and had city hall in his back pocket until St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Then politicians distanced themselves from him.

The stock market crash of 1929 leading to the depression might be considered a scandal on how that all went down.

try wikipedia and search on teapot dome, 1929 stock market crash, Al Capone, St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

You can also search wikipedia by year.

Answer 3

Indiana had quite the scandal in the 20s, when the KKK was running the state. I don't recall the details, but it helped end the Klan's dominance of that era nationwide.