Two factors that caused rapid economic growth during the Gilded Age were

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a decrease in steel production and a decrease in the value of goods.

an increase in prices and a decrease in the value of goods.

an increase in steel production and an increase in the value of goods.

an increase in prices and a decrease in steel production

The telegraph, the transatlantic telegraph cable, and the telephone were important to businesses after 1850 because of a. they created a system for developing new inventions. b. they filled a need that other inventions of the day could not. c. they attracted investors and created the stock market. d. they made picture-taking a popular american pastime.