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Unit 6 – Industrialization and the Gilded Age, 1865–1898
Topic 6.5
How did technological advances, such as telegraphs, affect communication during the Civil War?
They made communication less reliable due to frequent mechanical failures.
They made espionage easier by providing enemy spies with access points into wired communications networks.
They enabled instant communication allowing military commands to be communicated rapidly.
They reduced face-to-face meetings between commanding officers leading to miscommunication.
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