What was the main reason that the birth rate in america declined during the great depression? husbands who were laid-off and couldn't find jobs abandoned their wives. couples decided not to have children until they could had more economic stability. wives had to go out to earn a living and were unable to care for a baby. couples under economic strain were contemplating getting a divorce, not starting a family.

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.

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