... being corrupt. The Republican Party was growing and won the election for mayor in 1902. Tammany took it back the next term and lessened patronage to party supporters. The political machine's importance was diminishing, and they tried to regain immigrant support by organizing sports and keeping the transportation fares as low as they could keep them. When WWII started, German-Jews ... issue that needed improvements. Traffic in NYC got worse as automobiles gained in popularity. This led to the construction of the Triboro Bridge and a highway. Robert Moses was an important urban planner fo...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of thousands of cases of blindness and paralysis. Since being made illegal there were few safety standards, the booze trade was spinning out of the nation's control. Gangsters controlled America's urban underworld during the Twenties. Prohibition failed in many areas, but it successfully created one of the largest black markets. Al Capone, the most notorious gangster of the time quickly became ... as toys for the rich. The sudden growth in car interest was due to Henry Ford's Model T. Ford and his company created specialisation and diversification, meaning that each person (or machine) ...

• Word Count: 2893
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School