The Gilded Age (Second Industrial Revolution)

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The wealthy have a responsibility to administer wealth for the elevation of society.

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The Gospel of Wealth

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This innovation significantly contributed to the industrial growth and efficiency of factories.

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The invention of the light bulb helped factories operate for longer hours, increasing production during the Gilded Age.

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Bessemer Process

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Bessemer's process allowed for the mass production of cheap, high-quality steel

Enabled engineers to envision transcontinental railroads, skyscrapers, bridges, ships, and mass-produced carriages.

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Andrew Carnegie

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Steel

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Railroads

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John D. Rockefeller

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Oil

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J. P. Morgan

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Finance

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In the late 19th century, urban political machine "bosses" often

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Accepted bribes in return for favors

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Movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities

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Urbanization

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The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was called

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Angel Island