WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
GILDED AGE POLITICS
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nativism.
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philanthropy.
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graft.
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civil service reform.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Graft, as understood in American English, is a form of political corruption defined as the unscrupulous use of a politician’s authority for personal gain. Political graft occurs when funds intended for public projects are intentionally misdirected in order to maximize the benefits to private interests.
Detailed explanation-2: -GRAFT AND CORRUPTION INCLUDE BRIBERY, EXTORTION, AND NEPOTISM, AND ARE CHARACTERIZED BY THE SUBORDINATION OF PUBLIC INTERESTS TO PRIVATE AIMS AND VIOLATIONS OF THE NORMS OF DUTY AND WELFARE, ACCOMPANIED BY SECRECY, BETRAYAL, DECEPTION AND A CALLOUS DISREGARD FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES SUFFERED BY THE PUBLIC.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is an example of graft? saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the turn of the 20th century, many U.S. cities were run by collections of self-serving political machines. These organizations controlled access to political power by rigging votes, buying people’s loyalty-and their ballots.
Detailed explanation-5: -Graft, a form of political corruption, is the unscrupulous use of a politician’s authority for personal gain. Bribed people. Common in federal government at the time.