Teapot+Dome+Scanda

**The Teapot Dome Scandal

Who was involved? The worst scandal involved was Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall. Albert Fall was a corrupt member of the Senate, who took bribes, and made illegal deals with oil executives to drill on oil rich government.

What was the “deal”? The Deal in the Teapot Dome Scandal was that On 4th June, 1920, Congress passed a bill that stated that the Secretary of the Navy would have the power "to conserve, develop, use and operate the same in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease, or otherwise, and to use, store, exchange, or sell the oil and gas products, and those from all royalty oil from lands in the naval reserves, for the benefit of the United States.

Why did it happen? The Teapot Dome Scandal happened because because Secretary Interior Albert Fall was the greatest thief. He leased the reserves of the Navy and he received loans and in return he gained money from the lease of the oil reserve in Teapot Dome, Wyoming.

Where is Teapot Dome? Teapot Dome is s located in Wyoming.

Why was it important occur? It was important for the Teapot Dome Scandal to occur because it improved the corruption in the Senate and it returned to the Navy what was rightfully theirs.

Can you think of any recent scandals similar to this one? I think that the closest scandal to the Teapot Dome is the one on Wall Street. People are becoming upset and blaming the wealthy people.

The reason there is some much chaos in the world is because things are being loved and people are being used....**

http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/hpolscrv/jzeck.html

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAteapot.htm

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/The_teapot_dome_scandal_centered_around