The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s-1920 (a) Explain why Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell were able to become successful businessmen. [10] (b) To what extent do you agree that the 'boss' system was responsible for poor living conditions in cities in the late nineteenth century? [20]

The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s-1920 (a) Ex...

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The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s–1920

(a) Explain why Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell were able to become successful businessmen.

(b) To what extent do you agree that the ‘boss’ system was responsible for poor living conditions in cities in the late nineteenth century?