Question

which factors helped spark the second industrial revolution? select all that apply. discoveries of oil in the west new inventions like the telephone and bessemer process increased immigration to manufacturing centers government restrictions and heavy taxes on businesses

Explanation:

The discoveries of oil in the West provided a new energy - source fueling industrial growth. New inventions like the telephone and Bessemer process spurred technological advancements and industrial productivity. Increased immigration to manufacturing centers supplied a large labor force. Government restrictions and heavy taxes would have hindered, not sparked, the Second Industrial Revolution.

Answer:

• discoveries of oil in the West
• new inventions like the telephone and Bessemer process
• increased immigration to manufacturing centers