What was one important effect of the development of the telegraph?

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beccaboo333 · Answer

http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/telegraph.htm

lena772 · Answer

Effects of the Telegraph (Carey, Chapter 8)

	
Facilitated growth of monopoly capitalism & imperialism (electric goods industry; centralized control across space).

	
Inspired popular imagery combining peace & harmony with power & profit.

	
Marked a watershed in communication (separated communication from transportation; became basis for transmission model of communication).

	
Influenced journalism (objectivity) and language (“telegraphic” style).

	
Changed the meaning of space (national commodities markets; geographically dispersed organizations)

	
Changed the meaning of time (standard time zones; time becomes new frontier)