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    Darwinism and Social Gospel”) AMSCO pp. 333-347 (CH 17) EV pp. 543-573 (CH 18) ESSENTIAL QUESTION (S): INDUSTRY AMSCO To what extent is it justified to characterize the industrial leaders of the 1865-1900 era as either “robber barons” or “captains of industry”? 2001 FRQ #4 How and why did transportation developments spark economic growth during the period from 1860 to 1900 in the United States? LABOR 1998 FRQ #3 Analyze the impact of any TWO of the following on the American industrial

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    A Maturing Industrial Nation During the 19th century the United States faced its greatest economic revolution. Mainly‚ this industrial enhancement primarily a result of the completion of the transcontinental railroad‚ a transportation system that runs cross-country. Aside from impacting the economy‚ the railroad also affected the politics of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Since the political jobs were reserved for the upper class‚ investors in the railroad tended to have inflated bank accounts;

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    How were workers treated unfairly by their laborers in the late 19th century? Outside Information- Horizontal integration Vertical integration Stock watering Robber Barron Captain of industry Rockefeller Carnegie Vanderbilt Mellon Gould Wall Street Great southwestern railroad strike of 1886 Child labor Lockout Rebates Pool Trust Bessemer Process Yellow dog contracts Blacklist Injunction Black Friday Doc A. – American Federation Of Labor Doc S: There is a gap between

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    they need education but not in the contained walls. Gatto says “Throughout most of the American history‚ kids generally didn’t go to high school‚ yet the unschooled rose to be admirals‚ like Farragut; inventors‚ like Edison; captains of industry‚ like Carnegie and Rockefeller; writers‚ like Melville and Twain and Conrad; and even scholars‚ like Margaret Mead”. I on the other hand half disagree with him. I believe we do need some sort of routine. Obviously these men did not go through a 20th century

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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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    contribute to mass production? 6. What labor practices did Henry Ford implement to increase productivity? 7. Explain the concept of Social Darwinism. 8. How did Carnegie use vertical integration to create a monopoly? 9. How did Rockefeller use horizontal

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    During this “Gilded Age” business men have been creating large business organizations known as trusts‚ this ingenuity of these entrepreneurs has been earning them the title “Captains of Industry” yet their ruthlessness in the building of their industries and wealth at the expense of their competitors has been earning some of these men the title of “Robber Barons”. I personally believe that these business men have negatively affected the people around them‚ making them titled as “Robber Barons”. I

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    protection of limited 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

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    build industries that benefited the entire nation. If not for these men and their efforts‚ there would have been no one to pave the road for America’s industrial domination. They were truly the “captains of industry”. While these successful capitalists of the late 1800s might be known to some as “captains of industry”‚ there were more commonly referred to as “​ robber barons​ ”. This was because of the common belief that they were responsible for the farmers​ grievances (doc. D). The weapon of these

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    Kaitlyn Green October 17‚ 2012 Vocab Essay 2 “The NY Trip” It was around Christmas when I found out that the school trip was to New York‚ and I was super excited! The only dilemma was that it was A LOT of money‚ considering that were not paupers‚ but we also aren’t millionaires‚ so it was good that Christmas was right around the corner. Luckily Christmas helped defray a good chuck of the money that we had to pay. I also worked diligently at chores‚ and whenever I would go over to my grandparent’s

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