What role did political machines serve in cities?
a. ensuring public harmony and safety
b. educating and serving the public good
c. providing honest voting and experienced public servants
d. alleviating racism and ethnic prejudice e. satisfying voter needs and making the bosses wealthy

e. satisfying voter needs and making the bosses wealthy

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the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.