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28 matches to Panama Scandal
Panama Scandal. 1892. Bribery of French Chamber of Deputies discovered re 1888 Lesseps Panama loan. Discredited Clemenceau’s radicals.
Balboa, Vasco de. 1475-1519. Spanish. Crossed Panama to Pacific 1513. Beheaded.
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 1850-1901. US-British agree not to colonize Central America. Panama Canal.
Darien Scheme. 1698-1700. Failed Scottish attempt to colonize Panama.
Goethals, George. 1858-1928. US engineer. Built Panama Canal.
Gran Colombia. 1819-30. Bolivar’s independent republic of former Spanish colonies. Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador. New Granada.
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. 1903. Established Panama Canal Zone.
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. 1901. Br-US re Panama Canal.
Lesseps, Ferdinand. 1805-94. French engineer. Suez Canal 1869. Corinth Canal. Designed and began Panama Canal 1881-89.
New Granada. 18C-1810 Spanish colony in South America: Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela. 1830-58 =Colombia.
Panama. 1501 Bastidas discovers. 1510 Spanish settle. 1821 Gran Colombia. 1930 Colombia. 1903 US aided revolt, Independence. 1903-79 US administered Canal Zone. 1989 US invasion restores elected government.
Panama Canal. 1881-1889. Begun by Lesseps- bankrupt. Completed by US 1904-14. Reed.
Reed, Walter. 1851-1902. Discovered, 1900, connection between Yellow Fever and mosquito, control of which allowed the Panama Canal to be built.
Roosevelt, Theodore. 1858-1919. US president 1901-9 after McKinley assassination. Founded Bull Moose Party 1912. Led Rough Riders. Panama Canal Zone.
Alexander. 1876-1903. Serbian King, 1889-. Scandals, authoritarianism led to assassination.
Crédit Mobilier of America. 1865-72. Scandal involving illegal profits, graft in Union Pacific Railroad construction.
Daugherty, Harry. 1860-1941. US attorney general. Acquitted in Teapot Dome scandal.
Fall, Albert. 1861-1944. US senator convicted in Teapot Dome scandal.
George IV. 1762-1830. King of UK 1820-. Regent from 1811. Scandals led to decline in influence of monarchy. Brighton Pavillion. Regency.
Harding, Warren. 1865-1923. US Pres 1921-. Teapot Dome. Washington Conference.
Poisons Affair. 1679. French scandal. Nobles using love potions and poisons from fortune tellers. Mme de Montespan implicated. La Voisin. Brinvilliers.
Reagan, Ronald. 1911-2004. US actor, Republican President 1981-9. Tax reform. Strong economy. Aid to Nicaragua Contras. Irangate scandal. Fall of Soviet Empire.
Sheridan, Richard. 1751-1816. British comedy dramatist: School for Scandal 1777.
Stavisky Affair. 1933-4. French scandal. Fraudulent bonds sold. Belief in government corruption causes riots.
Teapot Dome Scandal. 1922. Exclusive oil rights granted by Fall for personal “loans”. Discredited Harding administration.