What was true about gas and electric service in cities prior to the progressive era? a. the government controlled rates. b. companies could charge as much as they liked. c. customers could choose from several companies. d. poor families were charged lower rates.

i do not know if this question has options, but a main impact of the federal reserve act of 1913, which created the federal reserve bank, was the international use of the u.s. dollar, which soon became the world's leading currency - particularly during world war i, since many nations around the world asked the united states for money.