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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Inventions and Inventors

Question 59213 • SS221 World History/Geography A

Which statement best explains how motion pictures changed the nature of news reporting?

Answer
A
Motion pictures made people want to get their news only from sources they could see.
B
Motion pictures made newspapers less important than other sources of news.
C
Motion pictures showed important events that most people had been unable to see before.
D
Motion pictures allowed Thomas Edison to create new types of cameras.

Explanation

Motion pictures could record and show real events, letting audiences see scenes that they otherwise might only hear or read about. This made news reporting more visual and brought distant or major events to viewers. So the best choice is “Motion pictures showed important events that most people had been unable to see before.”

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