Southerners approved the Dred Scott decision believing Congress had no right to prohibit slavery in the territories. Abraham Lincoln reacted with disgust to the ruling and was spurred into political action, publicly speaking out against it.
The '' 'Zimmermann Telegram' '' was a telegram sent by Arthur Zimmermann, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the German Empire, on January 16, 1917 (during the First World War), to the ambassador of the land of clubs, the Count Heinrich von Eckardt. In it, the ambassador was instructed to propose a proposal for Mexico to betray the United States. It was intercepted by the British, and his made the United States go to war and eat the tail of the Germans.
The initial message included proposals for an affair between Mexico and the German Empire, while the latter would still try to remain silent with the United States. In the event that this policy screwed up, the diplomatic note suggested that Mexico should date the German Empire and launch a military attack against the United States.
During the Gilded Age due to reconstruction, increased manufacturing, and share-cropping much wealthy during that time was in the hands of few people. The wealth allowed for corruption in the government from buying votes and unchecked champaign donations. The wealthy were able to buy the votes they wanted and sway government to their liking.
