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