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What is the Teapot Dome scandal?

Secretary Fall leased out those reserves to the Mammoth Oil Company, headed by Harry Sinclair, and the Pan American Petroleum Company, headed by E.L. Doheny, with no competitive bidding. For his efforts, Fall received huge kickbacks from both men. He received over $400,000 from Doheny, who had leased Elk Hills, and Sinclair, who had leased Teapot Dome. Some of the money came in the guise of interest-free loans.\nThe Senate opened an investigation into the scandal in April, 1922, with the panel chaired by Senator Thomas Walsh of Montana. Eventually, both Secretary Fall and Secretary Denby were ..

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What was the significance of Jefferson's inaugural address?

According to About, the 1700s had been quite a decade for the young nation, and it had ended with a very politically contentious decade. The nation, not even a quarter of a century old in 1800, had endured serious growing pains in the 1790s. The election of 1800 continued the theme. It was a hotly contested election that saw the defeat of the incumbent President and the election put into the House of Representatives for a final decision.\nNevertheless, when President Thomas Jefferson stood in the Capitol Building to be inaugurated, the first President to do so, his election was proof that the ..

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What is the significance of the Monroe doctrine?

American diplomatic ideology was still in its infancy during the 1820s. Cutting ties with the European powers, however, was first on the docket for the New World. The Monroe Doctrine barred European nations from further colonization of the Americas. The document stated the United States government would not interfere with European colonies already established within the United States, though if any European country travelled outside the boundaries detailed in the doctrine, the United States would take such actions as aggressive and respond accordingly. Any form of compromise or bilateral agree..

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Who is the inventor of the vernier caliper?

Pierre was educated by his father, a scientist. He became interested in scientific instruments, and in 1631, he invented the caliper, an instrument used for making very accurate linear measurements. The instrument was also used by Europeans to calculate direction as a compass.\nVernier worked on cartography and on surveying. He joined forces with his father in making a map of the Franche-Comté area. His involvement in surveying led to his invention of measuring instruments.

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How did the United States acquire Wake Island?

In the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, President William McKinley pursued a course towards empire for the American government. This included the annexation of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippine Islands, as well as Wake Island. The actual "island" consists of an atoll with three smaller islands (Wiles, Peale and Wake) around a lagoon in the center.\nIn 1935, Pan American Airways constructed PAAVille, a small town designed to provide service for flights heading from the United States to China. All of the water and food for this settlement came from the American mainland, and the settlem..

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Who is the Egyptian God Amon-Re?

Amon-Re was originally known just as Amon, Amen or Amun. In Thebes, where Amon was considered their patron saint, he was merged with Re, the sun god. Amon-Re was associated with creating the world and protecting the helpless. In Hermopolis, worshippers of Amon-Re believed that he married Mut and had a son named Khonsu, the god of the moon. The worship of Amon-Re survived many periods of Egyptian history.

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What was the outcome of the French Revolution?

European rationalism had changed how many Europeans viewed the world, government and individual rights. However, French monarchs paid little attention to demands from the public. After the Revolutionary War and the formation of the United States, many French people felt that overthrowing the monarchy would allow them to set up a rationalist government that would serve the French people better than any monarchy could.\nOther monarchies throughout Europe became wary, and many took steps to keep their populations content. The decadence displayed by the French monarchy was partially abandoned in o..

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What does D-Day refer to?

D-Day is a military term used to indicate the day on which a particular operation or military attack is to begin. The "D" is a placeholder that indicates a given date on the calendar. The use of D-Day as a military term provides a way of avoiding the details of an operation from falling into enemy hands and is also convenient for discussing operations that have no designated start date. H-Hour is used in the same way to indicate the time at which an operation begins.

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What was the purpose of the Schlieffen plan?

The Schlieffen plan was sensible in theory, but it utterly failed in practice. Count Alfred von Schlieffen knew that while Russia had enormous manpower resources, its technological deficiencies meant it would take weeks before the country could reach a war footing and present a significant threat to Germany.\nFortunately for the Allies, however, he vastly underestimated the difficulty of maintaining the rapid advance necessary to knock France out of the war quickly. German forces were able to make deep inroads into French territory, and the French defenses were ill suited to thwarting the Germ..

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What year was the French Revolution?

The Third Estate, representing the common people of France, elected to form a National Constituent Assembly, excluding the First Estate of the clergy and the Second Estate of the nobles. The monarchy reacted harshly, shutting down this democratic body, sparking the takeover of the Bastille fortress and the abolition of feudalism. The mass uprising of the French population, led by the Assembly, overthrew and executed the Bourbon monarchs in 1793 and established the French Republic.

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