WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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passage of suffrage for women
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introduction of the spoils system
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passage of civil service reforms
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demands of nativists
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The passage of civil service reforms.
Detailed explanation-2: -End of Patronage System: Civil Service Reform Several factors contributed to the decline of political machines in the early 1900s, but the strongest was likely civil service reform that began in the federal government.
Detailed explanation-3: -Political machines started as grass roots organizations to gain the patronage needed to win the modern election. Having strong patronage, these “clubs” were the main driving force in gaining and getting out the “straight party vote” in the election districts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Based on the excerpt, which statement best supports Wells’ contribution to the civil rights movement? She organized resistance to the violence associated with Jim Crow laws.