The Iran–Contra Scandal (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا, Spanish: caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as Irangate,[1] Contragate[2] or the Iran–Contra affair, was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo.[3] The administration hoped to use the proceeds of the arms sale to fund the Contras in Nicaragua. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress.
The official justification for the arms shipments was that they were part of an operation to free seven American hostages being held in Lebanon by Hezbollah, a paramilitary group with Iranian ties connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The plan was for Israel to ship weapons to Iran, for the United States to resupply Israel, and for Israel to pay the United States. The Iranian recipients promised to do everything in their power to achieve the release of the hostages.[4][5] However, as documented by a congressional investigation, the first Reagan-sponsored secret arms sales to Iran began in 1981 before any of the American hostages had been taken in Lebanon. This fact ruled out the "arms for hostages" explanation by which the Reagan administration sought to excuse its behavior.[6]
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They ensured a huge free-state like California while giving the regions a chance to decide in favor of themselves.
They trusted the regions would cast a ballot to permit subjugation.
They trusted that if the regions cast a ballot to permit subjugation they would hold an enormous populace and various states the regions made up more land than California.
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J.P. Morgan helped the Allies finance their World War ll triumph
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Morgan's personal wealth was enormous, and during his life he used substantial portions of his wealth in philanthropic endeavors. He donated to charities, churches, hospitals, and schools. He also accumulated a huge collection of art.
In 1939, before the United States entered World War II, the British and French governments chose J.P. Morgan & Co. to sell $1.5 billion of securities in the New York public markets.
One of the most powerful bankers of his era, J.P. (John Pierpont) Morgan (1837-1913) financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corporations. ... However, he faced criticism that he had too much power and was accused of manipulating the nation's financial system for his own gain.
J.P. Morgan helped the Allies finance their World War ll triumph. J.P. Morgan assisted Germany's rebuilding after The Great War. Morgan's Thomas Lamont spearheaded the renegotiation of reparation payments and organized other Wall Street banks to bail Germany out with loans.
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Nationalism and imperialism encouraged each European nation to pursue its own interests and compete for power. ... The alliance system pulled one nation after another into the conflict.
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The Constitution divides powers between the federal government's branches. The Constitution creates a structure that limits the powers of our government.
