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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Chapter 23 The "Bloody Shirt" Elects Grant The Republicans nominated General Grant for the presidency in 1868. The Republican Party supported the continuation of the Reconstruction of the South‚ while Grant stood on the platform of "just having peace." The Democrats nominated Horatio Seymour. Grant won the election of 1868. The Era of Good Stealings Jim Fisk and Jay Gould devised a plot to drastically raise the price of the gold market in 1869. On "Black Friday‚" September 24‚ 1869‚ the two bought
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Industrialization made some individuals enormously wealthy. Men like oil tycoon‚ John D. Rockefeller and the steel industries business mogul‚ Andrew Carnegie contributed back to society as philanthropists by giving away much of their wealth to benefit charitable or cultural goals. Due to the huge sums of money these philanthropists gave the cities became epicenter of culture
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John Rockefeller‚ owner of the Standard Oil Company‚ was in charge of the oil industry‚ and became the richest man in the United States at the time from all the business he received from the railroad. Andrew Carnegie also became wealthy with the steel that he produced for the railroad. With this influx of money‚ these industries were able to not only better the
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America in the long run. After the Civil War‚ America kept expanding west until they reached the western frontier and then expanded southwards. This became known as the Wild West era‚ which led to the American industrial revolution. People like Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ oil‚ locomotives‚ Thomas Edison‚ Henry Ford‚ and JP Morgan. These people formed America into the world super power that it is today. The cotton trade started the bloody‚ yet fast‚ technological and economical development that made it America
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D B Q PAGE 353 Write a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A–H and your knowledge of the period to answer the following question: To what extent is it justified to characterize the industrial leaders of the 1865–1900 era as either “robber barons” or “industrial statesmen”? DOCUMENT A. Q: How is the freight and passenger pool working? W.V.: Very satisfactorily. I don’t like that expression “pool‚” how- ever‚ that’s a common construction applied by the people to a
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The industrial revolution in early America was transforming the way goods were made and sold between 1865 through 1915. Technology and creative financing brought some effective businesses‚ as a result‚ the market greatly increased and the capability to produce good(Schultz‚2016). The change in history resulted in American farmers leaving to work in factories and retail businesses. It was a time were corporation dominated in economic businesses and less by family businesses. The main industries at
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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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Dr. Newcomer US History 2020 Study Guide: Exam One Format: The exam will consist of twenty five multiple-choice questions (worth two points each/50 total)‚ ten matching questions (worth two points each/20 total)‚ and fifteen identifications (worth two points each/30 total). SAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE: Each of the multiple choice questions will ask you to identify the significance of an event or issue by completing the sentence. They will cover material from the lectures. Mark Twain referred
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this time many “Big Shot” industrialists became quite wealthy from this‚ although most industrialists used ruthless business tactics to accumulate their wealth. Andrew Carnegie believed in the moral duty of the rich giving back to the community so he spent much of his wealth paying for libraries‚ universities‚ trust funds‚ and Carnegie Hall to be built also creating more jobs (Shown in Document 8). Another Economic effect on the United States was the American entry into WWI. The army for the United
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