How did the political machines of the late 19th century stay in power?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: They traded aid to the poor for votes.
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A) Native Americans B) African Americans C) Irish immigrants D) early French settlers E) Mexicans
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A) 10 to 15 B) 35 to 60 C) 50 to 80 D) 20 to 40
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a. was between French troops and an alliance of Vietminh Front, Japanese, and Korean forces. b. saw France agree to a negotiated peace after French public opinion tired of the "dirty war." c. was conducted as an anti-imperialist war by an alliance of nationalist groups led by Deng Xiaoping, leader of the Indochinese Liberation Party. d. led to the permanent defeat of the Communist military forces. e. was ended with the use of atomic weapons by the French.
George Westinghouse pioneered the long-distance transmission of electricity by using alternating current
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.