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INVENTIONS
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it allowed businesses to send message and communicate easier
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it allowed business to use voice to voice communication
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it allowed businesses to contact other countries more easily
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A telegraph is a communication system that sends information by making and breaking an electrical connection. It is most associated with sending electrical current pulses along a wire with Morse code encoding.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the first means of long-distance communication, the telegraph changed the shape of American society. The telegraph expanded the business possibilities and expedited the work of a variety of professions, including bankers, brokers, lawyers, and hotel proprietors.
Detailed explanation-3: -The telegraph changed all that because, suddenly, editors could have correspondents, situated around the world, transmit news back to the newsroom in minutes instead of days or weeks. At first, most newspaper owners failed to see the advantage of this disruptive technology; they were actually threatened by it.