the East and invested heavily in railroads. While credited with merging smaller competing railroad companies and making them more efficient‚ the expansion of the railroad West left a stain on the name. The railroad expansion was the epitome of robber baron behavior. Lands seized by processes still in effect in this country (eminent domain)‚ desperate workers‚ white‚ black‚ and Asian‚ working 14 hour days for next to nothing‚ sub-standard living arrangements‚ with little to no regard for the welfare
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Immigrants also provided a large‚ reliable work force. The development of the western region probed many to migrate westward. Over the years‚ as railroads developed‚ towns around the train tracks also appeared. Robber Barons‚ such as Andrew Carnegie‚ J.P. Morgan‚ and John D. Rockefeller also bought sections of the railroad and funded their establishments. They prevented the federal government from carrying the burden of paying
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The Effects of Industrialization on U.S. Society from 1865 - 1900 In 1865‚ America was just coming out of the period of Reconstruction following the damaging Civil War‚ and by the early 20th century‚ it was on the brink of the first World War. In between those events‚ the Second Industrial Revolution‚ also known as the Technological Revolution‚ occurred. It was marked by advancements in mechanization that made manufacturing more effective‚ and in turn made industrialization more widespread. This
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liability [Captains of Industry &/or Robber Barons] _____________________________ attitude of gov’t – Gave businesses considerable latitude in determining their policies & procedures w/o regulation Bessemer process – Allowed for the less expensive conversion of iron to _____________‚ a stronger & less brittle material which was necessary for construction of rrs & heavy equipment New sources of power – Coal & oil are inexpensive sources of fuel [Rockefeller] High tariffs – Republican administrations
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Brandon Stahl History Essay Bell 1 Would a robber baron donate all of his hard earned money back to the public? Andrew Carnegie is a Captain of Industry because of his great work ethic‚ how he created many jobs‚ and how he spent his money. The first reason of why he is a Captain of Industry is because of his great work ethic. Andrew first started out as a messenger for a telegram company and Andrew being the great kid he was‚ went the extra mile and did the job the best he possibly could
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large businesses like steel making‚ oil production and the railroads making them some of the most powerful men in the world; the wealth was obtained by using child labor‚ trying to destroy the middle class and destroying all competition. John D. Rockefeller took advantage of children in his coal mines to by making them workers called breaker boys. Most breakers were 8-12 year old boys or old men who couldn’t do anything else. Breaker boys removed impurities from coal by picking them out. After working
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Tuyet Chung Professor Grey Knittel Date 02/03/15 History 17B Summary Chapter 11- Robber Barons and Rebels Chapter 11‚ “Rober Barons and Rebels” details events occurring in 1877 and beyond. The opening of the West allowed for the development of a new type of American- “Robber Baron”. Also‚ labor was compensated depending on race‚ sex‚ nationality‚ and social class. Steam and electricity took the place of employment and increased effectively. There are many new inventions like ice industry‚ telephone
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1.) Vanderbilt was the focus of the first episode with bits of Rockefeller and Carnegie. My favorite among the three was Vanderbilt because he was the first person to do business in such a cut throat and original way. Leaving the rest that came after him to learn from him and develop new techniques from what he had already shown them. Now‚ Vanderbilt came from the docks of New York City and he was extremely competitive for it. He earned the name Commodore from his time in the shipping business. That
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The movement in organized labor from 1875 to 1900 to improve the position of workers was unsuccessful because of the inherent weaknesses of unions and the failures of their strikes‚ the negative public attitudes toward organized labor‚ widespread government corruption‚ and the tendency of government to side with big business. After the Civil there was a push to industrialize quickly‚ and the rushed industrialization was at the expense of the workers as it led to bigger profits for big business and
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Rockefeller‚ the oil baron; J.P. Morgan‚ the bankers’ banker; captains of industry or robber barons? There has been much debate over the answer of that question. Nevertheless‚ there is no doubt that these men helped create large trusts and monopolies in their respective businesses. The "Millionaire’s
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