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AP World History: Modern
Unit 9 – Globalization: 1900 to Today
Topic 9.3
What might have happened during the second industrial revolution if Nikola Tesla had failed to design the alternating current (AC) system?
The spread of electricity may have been slower due to the limitations of direct current (DC) systems.
Electrical appliances wouldn’t exist at all.
Electricity would never be used for lighting purposes
Telecommunications including telegraph and telephone wouldn’t develop further
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AP World History: Modern - 9.3 Technological Advances: Debates about the Environment after 1900
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