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How did urban political machines gain power and how did immigrants view them?
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How did urban pollitical machines gain power and how did immigrants middle-class reformers and political bosses view them?
corruption or graft
How did political machines take advantage of immigrants?
political machines help out the poor and the new immigrants Poeple were grateful for the assistance they received from them.
What were political machines and why did immigrants typically support them?
Politcal machines are organizations that sway votes or control a city's gov't. For example, Tammany Hall was a political machine in New York City. The leader was Boss Tweed. Boss Tweed would pressure peopel into voting a certain way, in favor of what he wanted and who he could have control over. Immigrants typically supported them because the political machines would do them favors and try to find them jobs. They did this because they wanted to keep a good image, even though they were really just corrupt politicians.
Urban political machines were most often criticized for?
Corruption or graft
What was The substandard urban housing that immigrants lived in?
Settlement Housing.
How did urban political machines gain power and how did immigrants middle-class reformers and political bosses view them?
knk
How did urban pollitical machines gain power and how did immigrants middle-class reformers and political bosses view them?
corruption or graft
How did political machines take advantage of immigrants?
political machines help out the poor and the new immigrants Poeple were grateful for the assistance they received from them.
Why did urban immigrants support political machines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Recent immigrants relied on political machines for jobs.Urban bosses helped immigrants in criminal cases.Immigrants supported political machines politically
In the late 1800s and early 1900s many members of Congress supported legislation Requirng literacy teats for immigrants in an attempt to?
Limit the power of urban political machines
What were political machines and why did immigrants typically support them?
Politcal machines are organizations that sway votes or control a city's gov't. For example, Tammany Hall was a political machine in New York City. The leader was Boss Tweed. Boss Tweed would pressure peopel into voting a certain way, in favor of what he wanted and who he could have control over. Immigrants typically supported them because the political machines would do them favors and try to find them jobs. They did this because they wanted to keep a good image, even though they were really just corrupt politicians.
How did urban political machine gain power and how did immigrants middle class reformers and political bosses view them?
knk
Many urban political machines began as?
Charity organizations
Immigrants and urban workers generally voted for which political party?
Democratic
Urban political machines were most often criticized for?
Corruption or graft
Where did you find the political machines used mostly?
Political machines were commonly found in urban areas in the United States, such as New York City, Chicago, and Boston during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These machines used patronage and control of local government to wield power and influence over political and social affairs in these cities.
Who did the political machines owe there existence to in the late 19th century?
the rapid growth of urban America and the influx of millions of immigrants.
