Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
gptkb:legislation
the Treasury Department |
| gptkbp:challenges |
Ulysses S. Grant's presidency
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| gptkbp:consequences |
political patronage
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| gptkbp:depicted_in |
gptkb:Benjamin_H._Bristow
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| gptkbp:first_introduced |
future scandals
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| gptkbp:highlights |
government accountability
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Whiskey Ring scandal
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| gptkbp:influenced |
public policy
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| gptkbp:is_about |
tax evasion
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| gptkbp:is_affected_by |
public trust
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| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
collusion
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| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant the federal government fraudulent activities bribery illegal activities tax collectors political corruption influenced future legislation had long-lasting effects involved multiple states exposed weaknesses in the system highlighted the need for oversight shook the nation whiskey distillers whiskey taxes changed public perception of government led to reforms in government practices |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
post-Civil War politics
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| gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:the_Grant_administration
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| gptkbp:issues |
lawmakers
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| gptkbp:led_to |
investigations
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
American political history
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| gptkbp:occurs_in |
1870s
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| gptkbp:reform |
tax collection
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| gptkbp:reports_to |
newspapers
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:historical_event
convictions lax enforcement |
| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:American_history
the American public the 1876 election |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkb:military_conflict |
| gptkbp:succeeded_by |
gptkb:government_agency
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| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
the decline of the Republican Party
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Prohibition_Bureau
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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