How did the positive romance of the creation of a national railroad network mask the negative realities of that process? I

The romance of rail travel—faster travel times, luxury train cars, transcontinental route—was undercut by the reality of railroad abuses. Railroad companies used their power to fix prices, exploit workers, and control politicians.

the zealots were for the military overthrow of roman rulers

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according to the passage the most suitable options are two. the first one is "by leading the aef to victory in several key battles" like the battle of saint- mihiel and the battle of cantigny mentioned in the passage you copied here. the second one is "by the aef and allied forces defeat germany" since the passage says that his army destroy the german resistance in the meuse- argonne offensive. and also, "by insisting that the aef operate as an independent force".

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