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what is a political machine?

A political machine is a "political group that controls or commands small businesses or corporations into voting for the candidate that they think will best suit in a election." In other words it's a boss that tells it's workers to vote for who the boss thinks would be better in a election and in result the workers will receive extra pay or a raise.

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roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.