What if……
….the
government could
be bribed?
What was the extent of government
corruption and scandal?
• All must be able to describe the ways the US
government was corrupt. (C)
• Most should be able to explain the reasons for
the production of a source using contextual
knowledge. (B)
• Some could be able to compare and contrast
the government corruption with other forms
of corruption. (A)
What was the extent of government
corruption and scandal?
Watch the clip.
Consider who the key
individuals are and how
corruption is evident.
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All must be able to describe the ways the US government was corrupt. (C)
Most should be able to explain the reasons for the production of a source using contextual knowledge. (B)
Some could be able to compare and contrast the government corruption with other forms of corruption. (A)
What was the extent of government
corruption and scandal?
Read pages 38 & 39.
Note down information
about each of the
pictures, and explain
what the Teapot Dome
Scandal was.
Flow map the events
surrounding the Teapot
Dome Scandal in the
bottom box.
Snowball into fours and
discuss your findings.
Add more information
if you need to.
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All must be able to describe the ways the US government was corrupt. (C)
Most should be able to explain the reasons for the production of a source using contextual knowledge. (B)
Some could be able to compare and contrast the government corruption with other forms of corruption. (A)
“I have no trouble with my
enemies. I can take care of
them. It is my friends that are
giving me trouble.”
What did President Warren
Harding mean by this?
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All must be able to describe the ways the US government was corrupt. (C)
Most should be able to explain the reasons for the production of a source using contextual knowledge. (B)
Some could be able to compare and contrast the government corruption with other forms of corruption. (A)
Why was this cartoon published in
1922?
6 marks
A cartoon which appeared in an
American newspaper in 1922
showing the Teapot Dome Scandal.
One of the figures running away is
Albert Fall.
Describe the content of the
source.
Use background knowledge to
explain the issue.
Explain why it would have been
published.
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All must be able to describe the ways the US government was corrupt. (C)
Most should be able to explain the reasons for the production of a source using contextual knowledge. (B)
Some could be able to compare and contrast the government corruption with other forms of corruption. (A)
Homework
• Write a poem or a song which explains the Teapot
Dome Scandal.
• You can work together if you wish.
• The aim is that this can be a revision tool for you.
• All must be able to describe the ways
the US government was corrupt. (C)
• Most should be able to explain the
reasons for the production of a source
using contextual knowledge. (B)
• Some could be able to compare and
contrast the government corruption
with other forms of corruption. (A)
Beat the teacher
• Try to list some things that you have learned
about government corruption from today’s
work.
• Aim to note down 5-10 points.
• You are trying to match me, or even come up
with something I didn’t even think of!
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All must be able to describe the ways the US government was corrupt. (C)
Most should be able to explain the reasons for the production of a source using
contextual knowledge. (B)
Some could be able to compare and contrast the government corruption with
other forms of corruption. (A)
The Reveal
• President Harding appointed his friends to positions in
Government.
• Some of his friends took bribes.
• Albert Fall was the first government official to go to
prison.
• Oil was taken from the US Navy.
• Oil was given to private individuals to make a profit.
• Harding and his friends were known as the Ohio gang.
• The stress made Harding ill.
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All must be able to describe the ways the US government was corrupt. (C)
Most should be able to explain the reasons for the production of a source using contextual knowledge. (B)
Some could be able to compare and contrast the government corruption with other forms of corruption. (A)