With which country does the United States share a “special relationship,” a term used to describe the close political, economic, and cultural ties between the two countries?

The telegraph, the transatlantic telegraph cable, and the telephone were important to businesses after 1850 because of a. they created a system for developing new inventions. b. they filled a need that other inventions of the day could not. c. they attracted investors and created the stock market. d. they made picture-taking a popular american pastime.