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Effects
The electric telegraph transformed how wars were fought and how businesses were conducted. News could be exchanged almost instantly, rather than taking weeks to be delivered through mail carts. The telegraph also allowed money to be transferred across great distances, having a profound economic effect.
The electric telegraph transformed how wars were fought and how businesses were conducted. News could be exchanged almost instantly, rather than taking weeks to be delivered through mail carts. The telegraph also allowed money to be transferred across great distances, having a profound economic effect.