The Development of Shipping Containers Enabled Companies to Move Freight

question 78

Multiple Choice

The development of shipping containers enabled companies to move freight quickly between ships, trucks, and trains by loading a single large container with many different goods and then moving the container. Before the container, freight had to be loaded and unloaded one palette, barrel, or box at a time. What impact did the shipping container have on globalization? Why?

• A) an increase, because it allowed faster spread of communication
• B) an increase, because it decreased transportation costs
• C) a decrease, because it caused many dock workers to lose their job
• D) a decrease, because it caused the amount of human cooperation to fall

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