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What was the outcome of the invention of injection-moulding?
What was the outcome of the invention of injection-moulding?
- It made plastic production slower
- It made plastic production more expensive
- It made plastic production only possible for small items
- It created possibilities for products in new varieties and shapes (correct)
What was the initial hope of scientists regarding plastics?
What was the initial hope of scientists regarding plastics?
- To make packaging more expensive
- To make items that once had been unaffordable accessible to more people (correct)
- To make war equipment more accessible
- To replace all other materials
What happened to plastic manufacturing companies after World War Two?
What happened to plastic manufacturing companies after World War Two?
- They went out of business
- They stopped producing plastics
- They turned their attention to consumer products (correct)
- They continued to produce only war equipment
What was the main purpose of the new packaging made possible by plastics?
What was the main purpose of the new packaging made possible by plastics?
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