How did political machines contribute to urban political corruption?
A. by using force to obtain city contracts

B. by preventing blacks from obtaining housing

C. by encouraging only whites to vote

D. by accepting bribes in exchange for favors

a.

Explanation:

D. by accepting bribes in exchange for favors

Explanation:

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the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.