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Workers in the Industrial Era — Unit test

Question 16 • RS AZ-US History A

What is one way that city landscapes changed in the beginning of the twentieth century?

Answer
A
The first skyscrapers were built.
B
The first tenement apartments were built.
C
The first structures using steel were built.
D
The first transportation systems were built.

Explanation

At the beginning of the twentieth century, advances in steel-frame construction and elevators made much taller buildings practical. The first skyscrapers began changing city skylines; tenements and transportation systems had already existed before this period.

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