The Development of Shipping Containers Enabled Companies to Move Freight

Multiple Choice

The development of shipping containers enabled companies to move freight quickly between ships, trucks, and trains by loading a single large container with many different goods and then moving the container. Before the container, freight had to be loaded and unloaded one palette, barrel, or box at a time. What impact did the shipping container have on globalization? Why?

A) an increase, because it allowed faster spread of communication
B) an increase, because it decreased transportation costs
C) a decrease, because it caused many dock workers to lose their job
D) a decrease, because it caused the amount of human cooperation to fall