The Teapot Dome scandal included the officials in the government, who received the money in change for giving oil reserves to private companies. The Teapot Dome scandal happened in the 1920s when Albert Fall was involved in taking bribes from fuel companies in exchange for permissions to drill on federal land for oil. The scandal shocked the American people because it exposed fraud and greed in the government. Citizens in America lost their faith in the government for the failure of businesses.
