When the Typewriter and Telephone Were First Used in Business

question 45

Multiple Choice

When the typewriter and telephone were first used in business in the 1880s,

• A) businessmen employed women to operate them, because women had education and could be paid less.
• B) businessmen employed men to operate them, because only men had enough education to do so.
• C) they created new jobs for immigrant workers.
• D) widespread job losses resulted.
• E) they were a failure because people feared new inventions.

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