Question

creating connections social studies: world history iii imagine the busiest intersection ever. everywhere you look, you see pedestrians and vehicles. now imagine that there are no crosswalks. people dont know where its safe to cross. there are no traffic lights, either. drivers and pedestrians arent sure when to go and when to stop. well, thats how it was throughout the 1800s. horse - drawn carriages and wagons filled rough roads. later, cars joined the crowd. and there werent any official rules for drivers. that made it really hard to get around! london, england, had horrible traffic troubles. historians say the industrial revolution brought a huge flood of people to work and live in the city. by 1850, about 27,000 image credit: walter p. reuther library, archives of labor and urban affairs, wayne state university question 8 8 / 8 according to the article, why did london give up using traffic signals for a while? a. because more and more people started walking to work in the city b. because an explosion badly injured one of the signal operators c. because the narrow streets of london made it hard to build signals d. because the red and green signal lenses were hard to see at night submit

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option by referring to the article (or typical historical knowledge about London's traffic signals). Option A: Walking to work wouldn't directly lead to stopping traffic signals. Option B: If an explosion injured a signal operator, it's a plausible reason to stop using signals temporarily (e.g., safety issues, need to re - evaluate). Option C: The article mentions traffic troubles due to Industrial Revolution (more people/vehicles), not building difficulty. Option D: There's no indication about signal lenses' visibility at night. So B is the most logical.

Answer:

B. Because an explosion badly injured one of the signal operators