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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Technology and Society in the Industrial Age

Question 9 • DRHS GA-GSE US History A

Which of the following statements best explains how subways and elevated trains changed urban transportation?

Answer
A
They allowed people to travel across the nation more quickly.
B
They made travel more difficult and expensive.
C
They allowed people to live in one area and work in another.

Explanation

Subways and elevated trains made it faster and easier to travel within cities. This let people live farther from their workplaces and commute between home and work. They changed urban transportation, not travel across the nation, so C, “They allowed people to live in one area and work in another,” is the best answer.

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