The political machines took bribes, controlled contracts, and they embezzled money.
Their organization was very corrupt.
It was a good one in fact, They were good allies in WWII despite one being capitalist (USA) and the other communist (USSR). Their relationships weakened after WWII.
<span>The nobles and the Church became obstacles for monarchs who wanted more power because they usually guard their rights and civil liberties in against of the monarchs. They collect their taxes by themselves and have their own group. They are stopping the monarchs to maximize their full royal power.</span>
One major pull factor that contributed to the population growth shown in the urban area of northern Illinois and Indiana was "<span>racial discrimination," since many blacks in the South fled to the North in the hopes of living better lives. </span>
