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2.15 Effects of Technology on 1800s Society

Question 5 • FL-2100310-United States History Sem 1

Which of the following was a limitation of the telegraph?

Answer
A
The telegraph took about a week to transmit a message.
B
The telegraph required a special code to communicate.
C
The telegraph was not a form of wired communication.
D
The telegraph could be used only by the military.

Explanation

The telegraph sent messages as electrical signals that had to be translated using a special code, such as Morse code. Learning and using that code was a limitation. It transmitted messages much faster than a week, used wires, and was not restricted to the military.

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