You could say that they were a clash between two different civilizations. They were first declared by the Pope who stated that the Holy Land must be taken away from the Turks who were Muslims because it belongs to Christians. It was a clash of Christianity versus Islam and many of the Catholic countries sent their armies to fight in the crusades for this reason.
<span>The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) has supported Mexican-American students</span>
False. He was more of a military l after than religious, and also he used military power to spread Islam.
Political Bosses were the leaders of the political machines, they grew wealthy because they assigned government contracts asking for favors like votes or promoting campaign on their favor, they also controlled financing of campaigns to later ask for recompense. By doing this they reached position in the local government of cities, counties and states and this way concentrated wealth around corruption.
