The answer here is that you should have put a question for me to answer.
Answer:
Wasted government money
Explanation:
The sentence "wasted government money" is the one that fits the best in the blank box.
The reason is that it is the only sentence with a negative meaning, and the sentence itself is giving a negative opinion about the political machines from the beginning.
All the other senteces have a positive connotation, and because of that, would not fit in the blank space.
Which war?
WWI = loans, unrestricted warfare, Zimmerman note, Germany attacking a neutral country (Belgium).
WWII = loans, Pearl Harbor.
Answer:
It is the second smallest country in Africa. São Tomé is the capital and largest city of São Tomé and Príncipe. Surrounded by palm-fringed beaches, untouched jungles and crystal clear waters, the city has easy-going atmosphere. The Portuguese founded the city in 1485, and São Tomé still retains much of that flavor.
It would be primarily in a "socialist" economic system that the government controls the businesses that affect most citizens, such as railroads and electrical power, since wealth in this system is largely "redistributed" through the federal system.