Instructions: _∙ Identify Each Item. Give an Explanation or Description of of the Item

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Essay

Instructions:
_∙ Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
_∙ item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the telegraph

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The cost of forgoing the next best alternative when a decision is made to choose one option over another.

Production Possibilities Curve

A graphical representation showing the maximum quantity of goods and services that a society can produce with existing resources and technology, underlining the concept of opportunity cost.

Consumer Goods

Goods produced for direct consumption by the end customer, as opposed to goods used in the production of other goods.

Capital Goods

Physical assets that are used in the production of other goods and services and have a life expectancy of more than one year.