During the Harding administration,the Teapot Dome scandal involved
A) the illegal sale of timber rights.
B) transfers of national oil reserves.
C) graft in federal construction contracts.
D) political blackmail.
E) the secret sale of armaments to Nicaragua.

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The Teapot Dome scandal involved the transfer of national oil reserves during the Harding administration. Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall secretly transferred control of oil reserves in Teapot Dome, Wyoming and Elk Hills, California to private companies in exchange for bribes. The scandal became a major symbol of government corruption and led to the passage of new laws to prevent similar occurrences in the future.

During the Harding Administration,the Teapot Dome Scandal Involved