Technological Advancement Of The Gilded Age

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The gilded age was one of the most important times historically for America. There were many technological advancements which played a key role into how our lives are now. Some of these advancements were electricity, better railroad systems, and mass production. The first technological advancement of the gilded age was electricity. Electricity allowed factories to power new machines which could produce their products faster than people. With all these factories opening up in areas it drove many people their to get jobs this is how the big cities were started. The next advancement is better railroad systems. During the gilded age railroads were expanded out west which meant that these new mass produced products could be exported cheaply