Ballinger–Pinchot controversy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political scandal
gptkbp:cause dispute over conservation policies
gptkbp:effect increased public awareness of conservation
weakened Taft's presidency
gptkbp:heldBy 1909
1910
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ballinger–Pinchot controversy
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkb:William_Howard_Taft
gptkb:Richard_A._Ballinger
gptkb:Gifford_Pinchot
gptkbp:location gptkb:Department_of_the_Interior
gptkb:United_States_Forest_Service
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Taft_administration
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Progressive_Era
conservation movement
public land management
gptkbp:resultedIn rise of Progressive Party
split in Republican Party
dismissal of Gifford Pinchot
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_A._Ballinger
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7