How did the development of machines in the second half of the 1800s affect employment?
a. In urban areas jobs for skilled artisans increased because machines were unable to compete with humans
b. Wages increased because of the skill needed to operate the machines.
c. More people were able to retire due to the increase on wages for factory work.
d. Machines streamlined production and farming and eliminated the jobs of many workers.
D Correct Answer: Machines streamlined production and farming and eliminated the jobs of many workers.
Feedback for Correct Answer: The rapid development and use of machines throughout the second half of the nineteenth century contributed to unemployment, even in rural areas where hand threshing was eliminated by threshing machines.
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