The cause for the Revolution in
Russia in February 1917 was how Russia influenced over the Tsarina. Russians did not like the political
influences of Rasputin on Tsar Nicholas II. They also wanted to remove Rasputin
from power. This is the reason why the Russians had their revolution in 1917.
I think that a direct democracy is only workable at a small local level because in big places, there are too many people and a direct democracy cannot take place-
a direct democracy is when yu talk directly about wat yu think and yu express yer opinion that way;
in a smallest local level,every-ones opinion can be heard but it isn't possible when there are too many people; not every-ones opinion will be able to be heard..
so overall; there are too many ppl at the state and national levels to hear every-ones opinion, there needs to be few people to have a direct democracy.
The correct answer is: It reduced coast-to-coast communication from months to weeks.
Indeed, before the Transcontinental Railroad was completed it might take a traveler or settler months to do the same trip by wagon cart and weeks by boat through South America. By train it would take a traveler about two weeks to go from New York to San Francisco and in 1876 a train called the Transcontinental Express made the trip from New York to San Francisco in 83 hours and 39 minutes. It was not a regular train but a publicity stunt but it did show that the feat was possible.