Read the excerpt from chapter 5 of wheels of change.

by the turn of the century, the bicycle's heyday was over and a new mechanical wonder promised to transport men and women faster and farther than ever before. bicycle manufacturers retooled their factories to build them and bicycle repair shops installed gasoline tanks to service them. the era of the automobile had begun

which aspect of historical context does this excerpt most reflect?

a change in national politics

a change in society and its values

a development in technology

a development in world events