It was Spain. Cristobal Colon (Colombus) petitioned Portugal, England, and finally Castile-Aragon (Spain) and after 30 of asking monarchs, Queen Isabella of Castile funded a voyage to China from Europe in 1492 AD.
The great depression was caused by several serious weaknesses in the economy. It began when the stock market crashed exposing the inherent weaknesses in the economy leading to loss of confidence and led to high levels of unemployment and low economic production
Scandals and corruption. The following are scandals or instances of federal corruption associated with the Ulysses S. Grant presidential administration from 1869 to 1877
<em>a ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol; temperance leaders persuaded Congress to pass the 18th Amendment which enforced </em><em>prohibition</em>
