Early theorizing on mass communication occurred against a backdrop of dramatic societal and political upheaval in Europe and the United States. These changes that occurred during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries resulted from __________.
A) world wars
B) industrialization
C) free-market expansion
D) the growth of the middle class

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The changes in society and politics during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were largely driven by industrialization, which brought about new technologies and modes of communication that impacted mass communication. While world wars may have contributed to some of these changes, they cannot be seen as the primary cause. Free-market expansion and the growth of the middle class were also factors, but not to the same extent as industrialization.

Early Theorizing on Mass Communication Occurred Against a Backdrop of Dramatic