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Standard VIII
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The End of Civil War
The expansion...
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The expansion of railroads and increased dependency on them led to the American adoption in 1883 of this innovation - _________________.

A
The telephone
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The telegraph
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Grain elevators
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D
Time zones
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The diesel engine
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The correct option is D Time zones
On 18th November, 1883, US adopted the standard time system for four time zone.
  • Eastern
  • central
  • mountains
  • pacific

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