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Read the quotation and answer the question.



When I saw [the first McDonald's restaurant], I felt like some latter-day Newton who'd just had an Idaho potato caromed1 off his skull. That night in my motel room, I did a lot of heavy thinking about what I'd seen during the day. Visions of McDonald's restaurants dotting crossroads all over the country paraded through my brain.
—Ray Kroc, CEO of McDonald's Corporation
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What factors allowed Kroc to make his vision a reality?


the works of the beat generation and the rise of the counterculture


the spread of electricity and increased television ownership


the growth of the airline industry and international tourism


the expansion of highways and increased automobile ownership

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
the expansion of highways and increased automobile ownership

Explanation: Postwar car culture, suburbanization, and the interstate highway system created demand for quick roadside meals and made franchised fast-food locations viable nationwide.