like Tom Scott‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ and Cornelius Vanderbilt. The most featured of the 4 men of the film‚ and of the time‚ was Cornelius Vanderbilt who had a huge effect on the time. Abraham Lincoln was shot 5 days after the Civil War was ended. This shocked a proud nation that was once again united‚ but this nation had little time to stop progress. The nation was on the rise. Business was on the rise due to 4 men: Carnegie‚ Scott‚ Rockefeller‚ and Vanderbilt. These 4 men were
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immigrants‚ however‚ the Gilded Age saw newcomers including Italians‚ Baltic‚ Slavic‚ and Chinese people. They were able to hope that they too could be a captain or at least be of assistance to their families and get that American Dream Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ J.P. Morgan‚ and Vanderbilt had. Andrew Carnegie’s‚ Gospel of Wealth‚ in 1889 concluded that it would be immoral for the men to hoard riches to themselves Furthermore recalling that‚ “his judgement‚ is best calculated to produced the most beneficial
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consideration as possible? I don’t take any stock in this silly nonsense about working for anybody’s good by our own…. Interview with William H. Vanderbilt‚ Chicago Daily News‚ October 9‚ 1882 Document B Document C Document D The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmony. The conditions of human life have been revolutionized within the past few hundred years. The contrast
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of railroads increased tremendously and the local and small businesses began to grow bigger and bigger. Towards the end of the century a few powerful individuals who became some of richest in American history dominated the economy. Their names where John
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people consider Rockefeller a robber of industry because of his forcible ways of gaining his monopolies. Rockefeller was fond of buying out small and large competitors. If the competitors refused to sell they often found Rockefeller cutting the prices of his Standard Oil or in the worst cases‚ their factories mysteriously blowing up. Rockefeller was obsessed with controlling the oil market and used many of undesirable tactics to flush his competitors out of the market. Rockefeller was also a master
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combination headed by J. P. Morgan. The new corporation‚ United States Steel‚ was the first billion-dollar company and also the largest enterprise in the world 10. John D. Rockefeller- founded a company that would come to control most of the nation’s oil refineries by eliminating its competition. 11. Standard Oil Trust- Rockefeller took charge
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It’s the middle of the 19th Century; the country is shattered and weak from a rebellious South that has succeeded from the Union. Destruction and anarchy reign in the nation as its citizens kill and slaughter each other over slavery and states rights. Nations look at the failed “Great Experiment” that the United States has become‚ as it seems that the short-lived United States is over. However‚ they never would have foreseen the boom of prosperity and wealth that was soon to follow all the chaos
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and factories were working full pace to keep up with the demand for products. The railroad was also a large contributing factor in the extension of the American country. Oil had mainly been used for lighting lamps and was not very cheap. After John Rockefeller became an oil tycoon‚ the price of oil was nearly cut in half because it was easy to find and also to manufacture. Almost every home in America would soon have the luxury of having lights and fuel for their homes. The production of oil also developed
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been questioning how honest the fortunes of these leaders were. They questioned the tactics of Rockefeller‚ Morgan‚ and Carnegie. The main question that arose was whether to classify these men as “robber barons” or “industrial statesmen”. By looking at the achievements of these men it appears that not only were they entrepreneurs‚ but they were also generous to the community and the common good. Rockefeller gave millions of dollars to various missionaries‚ education boards‚ universities‚ and foundation
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