USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which invention allowed businesses to communicate longer distances, faster?
A
light bulb
B
telephone
C
elevator
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1924 the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) introduced a printing telegraph system called the Teletype, which became widely used for business communication.

Detailed explanation-2: -Printing remained the key format for mass messages for years afterward, but the telegraph allowed instant communication over vast distances for the first time in human history.

Detailed explanation-3: -Contents. Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thanks to Samuel F.B. Morse, communication changed rapidly, and has been changing ever faster since. He invented the electric telegraph in 1832. It took six more years for him to standardize a code for communicating over telegraph wires.

Detailed explanation-5: -Carrier Pigeons can carry a message further than you might expect; they’ve been known to deliver messages over 1, 000km making them the earliest example of long distance communication. This is one of the reasons why they were popular with the military throughout this period of history.

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