GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the invention of the telephone affect businesses during the Gilded Age?
A
caused greater unemployment as people were replaced by machines
B
allowed for easier communication and made businesses more efficient
C
made businesses more inefficient because the telephone lines cut out
D
caused greater confusion and inefficiency
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It also allowed businesses to expand beyond their local area by attracting customers from anywhere. It became possible for businesses to have offices in different cities or even countries and still communicate with each other quickly and easily.

Detailed explanation-2: -The telephone had a huge impact on the communication during the industrial revolution because it lets you communicate much faster, lets you communicate with people in different countries and helps reduce many misunderstandings which lead to bad outcomes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The invention of the telephone provided an important device for facilitating human communication. No longer did people need to be co-located beside each other to be able to converse. Through the use of the telephone, people could have equally meaningful conversations at a distance, all the while preserving reciprocity.

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