The accumulation of wealth went beyond inheritance in the late 19th century. Read about three different ideas for the ordinary person to become wealthy.

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Concepts

survival of the fittest, social darwinism

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Additional Tags

hard work, opposition to government help, success, ushistory.org, wealthy class, american dream, andrew carnegie, gospel of wealth, horatio alger, independence hall association, culture of the gilded age 1877-1900

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Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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