either a robber baron (Jay Gould) or a Captain of Industry (Henry Ford). Depending on how someone contributed to the growth of businesses‚ labeled them as one or the other. Some of the contributing factors that played an effect on identifying an industrialist as a robber baron or industry captain are how they came to power of the business industry‚ how they used their power‚ and how they gave back to society. These industrial tycoons were some of the wealthiest men in the US. The term Robber Baron
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gun battle which killed and injured numerous strikers and Pinkerton’s men. Andrew Carnegie had built one of the most booming steel companies in America. Throughout time‚ several mills were broken and these workers were represented so they couldn’t be laid off. Many of these workers were eastern and southern European immigrants along with their sons. Soon after‚ there was a campaign to cut workers’ wages and Carnegie pushed for it. Workers were furious with this campaign
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big businesses in America. Morgan’s trust would encompass 60 percent of the United States steel industry and would employ nearly a quarter of a million workers. Morgan would accomplish his successes by forcing his fellow tycoons Andrew Carnegie and J.D. Rockefeller to sell their steel‚ iron ore and shipping businesses to him. Morgan was different than the other industrialist tycoons‚ he came from wall street. This set him apart from many of the industrialists who despised bankers and the possible
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different charities and organizations. For Carnegie‚ he has‚“Donated more than $350 million to further public education‚ build over 2‚500 libraries.” (Website) Now that people can get a better education‚ they can get a better job and then support their family. Plus‚ poor people can check out books and get a free education‚ because there are more libraries. That way‚ they can get a job‚ support their families‚ and not be as poor. Carnegie also‚ “Created the Carnegie Corporation of New York‚ endowing it
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HISTORY 2020 FIRST TAKE HOME EXAM You may use only class notes‚ your weekly outlines‚ and your text book. Nothing will be accepted from the Internet‚ or any other source. YOU MUST EMPHASIZE CLASS NOTES AND OUTLINES! You may use your book‚ but your answers will not be correct if you do not provide responses which reflect the class lectures/discussions. YOU MUST DO YOUR OWN WORK! You are not to discuss‚ or work on the exam‚ with anyone else. All writing must be your own. YOU WILL NOT SHARE
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• “I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities‚ and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint‚ promising to unfold the shining secrets that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew.” (4) The name Midas is a classical allusion that refers to King Midas‚ the man who was given the ability to turn anything he touched to gold. Morgan is a historical allusion to J. Pierpont Morgan‚ a successful‚ wealthy banker and financer‚ who dominated corporate
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Laissez-Faire capitalism. The growth of big businesses‚ such as the railroad‚ Standard Oil‚ and Carnegie Steel‚ highlights free market capitalism’s dominance. Beginning with the management revolution‚ the railroad business began organizing departments
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(Three Points) What happened in Haymarket Square on May 1‚ 1886? What happened on May 4? Who was convicted in the trial? What did Governor Altgeld do in 1893? (Four points) What was the Homestead Lockout? What did Alexander Berkman do? What did Carnegie do? (Three points) Why did Pullman workers go on strike in 1895? What happened when Railroad workers went on
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College Level II － General A+ Professor (Persuasive) What makes a professor great? Prominence in his or her field? A hot new book? Good student reviews every ＊S=サンプルエッセイあり（提出後に表示） 54 semester? What standards should be used to assess the quality of college faculty members? Support your position with reasons and examples from your own experiences‚ observations or reading. Academic Achievement vs. Age (Persuasive) "School children should be grouped according to their levels of academic achievement
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Bessemer invented a way to transform large quantities of iron ore into steel by using extremely hot air. After seeing this process first-hand‚ Andrew Carnegie decided to open up a steel factory in the U.S. using cheap‚ unskilled laborers who were willing to learn how to operate the hot‚ dangerous machines at very low wages. By 1900‚ Andrew Carnegie had built the largest steel company‚ U.S. Steel‚ in the world and produced more than 25% of the steel used in the United States‚ including that in many
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