Communication: Letters to Video Calls

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Mission Brief #36

🎯 Your mission

Be a history detective — read between the dates.

⚡ The twist

History is written by the winners — keep asking what's missing.

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Communication has improved so much! Long ago, people wrote letters to each other. It took days to arrive. Today, we can talk to someone on video calls! It happens in just seconds.

Key facts

Remember these

1Letters took days to send.
2Video calls let us see and talk.
3Today, communication is much faster.

Then & Now

People still argue about this. Now you'll see why.

Question 1 of 2

How did people communicate long ago?

How sure?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 2

What is a fast way to communicate today?

How sure?😐 maybe

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