Gospel of Wealth

Hey everyone! The past two days we talked about the impact of the railroad and technology and how that contributed to the rise of factories and industrialization after the Civil War. Remember...It New C! We also talked about how as more factories began to grow and we moved into a surplus economy, people began to have more time for leisure activities so that they may forget about their work and participate in theatre, sports, movies, etc.

For homework, you are to write a letter to Mr. Rubin telling him what you learned/found interesting in class the past two days. I will not be giving these to him; this is just to assess what you learned.

Also, you are to read Andrew Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth. The link is posted below. Write down what he thinks the rich should use their money for. Why?

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1889carnegie.html

~Mr. Mazur