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CLEP US History II

Category - Economic Development

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At the onset of the Great Depression, approximately how much of the United States was electrified?
  1. 50%
  2. 60%
  3. 70%
  4. 80%
  5. 90%
Explanation
Answer: D - As of 1930, approximately 80% of the United States had access to electricity. The electric light was developed in the late 1870s, and electrification in the United States began in 1900. Businesses and homes in urban centers were the first to be electrified, while rural areas received electricity later. By 1930, the 20% of the nation not yet having mass access to electricity was primarily in the poor South.
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