Apentix/AP US History/Unit 6: Period 6 (1865-1898)/Question

AP US Historyeasymcq1 pt

The innovations of Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell most directly led to

A.the replacement of coal as the nation's chief fuel

B.new industries in electric power, lighting, and telephone communication

C.an immediate end to child labor in factories

D.the decline of the railroad industry

Explanation

Core Concept

Edison's work made electric lighting commercially practical, and Bell's telephone created a new communications industry. Both spawned corporations that transformed daily life and urban industry.

Correct Answer

Bnew industries in electric power, lighting, and telephone communication

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