Teapot Dome Scandal Paragraph
The Teapot Dome Scandal was the most controversial scandal in the United States until Watergate. There are many varying opinions about the Teapot Dome Scandal and, understandably, there are many differences between the Wyoming history and the US history articles. In reality, Secretary of Interior, Albert Fall, took a $400,000 bribe from Monmouth oil in 1921. There are many debates as to whether Warren G. Harding, the Preisdent of the United States at the time, knew of the bribes. The Wyoming article argues that Harding knew Fall was taking bribes. Even if Harding did not know Fall was taking bribes, everything will should fall back on Harding because he was the boss of Fall. The Wyoming article argues that the background behind Fall taking bribes are important. However, these details only tell the story of why there was oil in Wyoming and what it was being used for, all pointless. The bottom line is a United States politician took a bribe from an oil company. This cannot happen in any country especially the United States who was becoming an imperial power at the time. This scandal helped the United States lose some of its credibility at the time. Albert Hall generally gets most of the blame laid on himself for this scandal, as he should, but some people blame it on Warren G. Harding. In reality, it was Fall’s fault for being a palm itching politician. This is not what the United States wanted to be known for. The Teapot Dome Scandal is still one of the biggest blunders in American history.