In the early 1900s, the biggest problem for American companies with ocean travel was. a. getting from New York to England across the Atlantic.
b. getting from New York to the Atlantic to San Francisco in the Pacific.

b. getting from New York to the Atlantic to San Francisco in the Pacific.  

Explanation: I think that's your answer  because to get from New York, to San Francisco, you don't have to travel through the ocean. You can just go vertically across the map, for England you will have to travel overseas since it's in another Country.

industry had made the u.s. the richest nation in the world at this time. the second industrial revolution caused growth in industry and transportation, which allowed increased trade between nations. click to let others know, how is it