Answer: B. by working together voluntarily
In 1883, railroad companies were able to standardize their timetables. One of the best practice that they did is that they work together voluntarily for the welfare of the majority. It is the unity that they were able to construct that made the standardization of their timetables.
It is considered the first decade of the modern era because it made a big change move from farming cultures toward capitalism, industrialization, secularization, rationalization, and the nation-state.
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