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What impact did the growing car culture have on the economy in the 1920s?
What impact did the growing car culture have on the economy in the 1920s?
- It had no significant impact on the economy
- It led to increased government expenditure on infrastructure like roads and bridges (correct)
- It resulted in decreased employment in the private sector
- It led to a decline in the hospitality industry
What was a direct result of the increasing installation of telephones in homes and businesses during the 1920s?
What was a direct result of the increasing installation of telephones in homes and businesses during the 1920s?
- An increase in government expenditure on infrastructure
- A decrease in employment opportunities for women
- The hiring of tens of thousands of telephone operators, most of them women (correct)
- The decline of the hospitality industry
How did the spread of electric power in the 1920s impact employment?
How did the spread of electric power in the 1920s impact employment?
- It led to a decrease in employment opportunities in the private sector
- It did not have any impact on employment
- It led to the rise of new jobs related to servicing and repairing electrical appliances (correct)
- It resulted in a decline in the automobile insurance industry
