Question

Which statement connects how innovations in science and technology contributed to changes in social and cultural life in the early twentieth century?(1 point)
Responses

Cars spread ideas as people were able to travel farther with less effort.
Cars spread ideas as people were able to travel farther with less effort.

Cars led to the growth of materialism as people came to rely on them more.
Cars led to the growth of materialism as people came to rely on them more.

Airplanes allowed celebrities to grow in influence because they could travel the world.
Airplanes allowed celebrities to grow in influence because they could travel the world.

Airplanes allowed goods to be shipped quicker and cheaper, growing materialism.

Answer 1

Cars spread ideas as people were able to travel farther with less effort.

Reason: Automobiles increased personal mobility, enabling people to travel, interact, and exchange cultural practices more widely—changing social life (commuting, leisure, dating, suburbanization) and spreading ideas.