I believe the answer is Christopher Columbus
Answer:
The scandal of the second Reagan administration involving sales of arms to Iran in partial exchange for release of hostages in Lebanon and use of the arms money to aid the Contras in Nicaragua, which had been expressly forbidden by Congress was the Iran-Contra Affair.
Explanation:
The Iran-Contra scandal (also known as "Irangate") was based on the secret arms trade of President Ronald Reagan administration to Iran during the bloody war with his neighbor Saddam Hussein in Iraq between 1980 and 1988. Proceeds from the arms trade were channeled to the Contra guerrillas in Nicaragua. The stores were supposed to influence in two ways:
-Affects Iran, which had influence over Hezbollah, which held several US hostages in Lebanon.
-Support the anti-communist guerrilla war in Nicaragua.
The deals were made in contravention of congressional decisions banning the financing of Contra-guerrillas and the sale of weapons to Iran. In addition, both arms sales and support for guerrillas were at odds with UN sanctions.
It would be the "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" that is <span>credited with being the original example of the american value of self government, although the Mayflower Compact also gets some recognition. </span>
It was the first multicultural empire in history. It was also the first very large empire. Because of this the Empire had to develop ways of running effectively. Roads were built over great distances. Standardize currency. Localized governing systems (i.e. satrapies). It was also the first time Asian powers attempted to invade Europe.
(C) For the longest time Europeans and other outsiders could not travel into central Africa due to the various disease they were not immune or accustomed to, as it meant almost certain death for anyone not native to the area.
