THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
PROGRESSIVE POLITICS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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William “Boss” Tweed was known for what?
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Controlling elections, and giving favors away to immigrants to stay in control
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Robbing banks and then giving the money to the poor
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A Republican political machine
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A naturalized Irish immigrant that fought for immigrants
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Tweed was convicted for stealing an amount estimated by an aldermen’s committee in 1877 at between $25 million and $45 million from New York City taxpayers from political corruption, but later estimates ranged as high as $200 million.
Detailed explanation-2: -It became the main local political machine of the Democratic Party, and played a major role in controlling New York City and New York State politics and helping immigrants, most notably the Irish, rise in American politics from the 1790s to the 1960s.
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