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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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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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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Many in this world think that Rockefeller was a nice man because he donated to charities‚ some believe that he was a crooked man‚ who cheated his way through life. John D. Rockefeller was a successful man who started from almost nothing. He started from the bottom and worked his way to the top‚ but he knew the laws and he broke them. He was a true 1900s industrial robber barron. When Rockefeller was 16‚ he got a job as a bookkeeper’s assistant‚ that is when he knew he was a businessman. When he
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from the Gilded Age. The rich were getting richer and the poor were getting poorer. *** 3. As a reporter covering the strike at the Homestead Mill‚ I would say that Frick and Carnegie are Robber Barons. Although they claim to be Captains of Industry‚ creating jobs and invigorating the economy‚ they take and take and take. Carnegie and Frick eliminate all
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‘prize’ was. Workers were seen doing majority of the work for the family’s company just to get paid very little as the members of the family lived in prosperity. This led to the evolution of many robber barons and captains of industry as business moguls such as JP Morgan‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ and John D Rockefeller would start to monopolize the industries as they became some of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the county. Not only did Morgan dominate so much of the business world‚ he‚ along with many
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What do you think was the single most important invention of the Industrial Revolution?Why and what impact did it have? Be specific. I strongly believe that the single most important invention of the Industrial Revolution was alternating electric current (AC current) . AC current‚ invented by Nikola Tesla‚ is involved in everything around us today. From outlets and electric heat to a majority of common household appliances‚ AC current is seen in a large portion of what we today consider as “everyday
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continued within the middle class. As new industrial machines emerged‚ designed for mass production and the generation of more profit‚ they undermined the skill of able workers and apprentices who were without government sympathy. (F) Men such as Carnegie and Rockefeller prospered enormously under this system at the expense of
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14th Amendment: After the 13th amendment was ratified‚ all the slaves were set free from their masters. But as time passed‚ the white people still treated them like a minority and in many ways it was as if they were still slaves. Yes‚ they were free to go wherever they wanted without being punished‚ but they were still not able to do many of the things that white people did. It was as if they had never really been freed. The Emancipated slaves suffered through terrible injustices and faced major
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