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    This “Underground Man” gives his views and outlooks on life given his circumstance of impoverishment. Dostoyevsky takes careful note that‚ though the Underground Man has nothing and suffers completely‚ he has much to enjoy about nothingness. Though explicitly‚ there is no plot‚ the Underground Man serves the purpose as to embody an entire generation of disenfranchised Russians‚ an embodiment whom an entire generation can relate to and take from. Dostoyevsky writes “Notes from Underground” to pass

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    Individual Notes week 2 Economic Opportunities Paper Refer to the Railroads Map under The Corporation in Ch. 17 of American History: a Survey under to study the progression of the nation’s railroad system during 1870. After studying this map‚ imagine yourself as a business promoter seeking new immigrant labor from either Europe or Asia. Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you describe the economic opportunities beckoning newcomers in all regions of the country as a result of industrialization

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    Theodore Judah

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    Theodore Judah & the Big 4- who were involved in the Trans Continental Railroad For the Trans Continental Railroad none of the bills passed because a route could not be decided on. Northerners and southerners argued about where the route would be‚ northerners wanted a northern route and southerners wanted a southern route. Congress would also fight over whether slavery should be permitted at all in the new states. In 1848 Sutter’s mill in California had a flow of people coming in because of

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    In what ways did the railroad construction between 1865 and1890 transform American society and the American economy? 2. In what ways did American industrialists consolidate their businesses and eliminate competition?  How was this business consolidation perceived by the public? 3. In what ways did the American government promote the growth of the American economy in post bellum America?  To what extent did they regulate business activity? Between 1865 and 1890‚ many railroads were constructed‚ including

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    Credit Mobilier Scandal

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    would boost patriotism was passed by Congress and a transcontinental railroad was an ideal means by which to bind up the wounded Union (Phillips 107). Ames‚ in a way to get rich quick and get out‚ joined a corporation‚ of which he eventually gained full control‚ called Credit Mobilier (Wheeler 72). Credit Mobilier Corporation was given monetary and land grants from the government in order to complete the transcontinental railroad. The company took part in complex arrangements in which a several of

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    Grenville Dodge Report

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    politician‚ and railroad builder. Dodge was born in 1831 in Massachusetts‚ and in 1850 graduated from a military school as a civil engineer. He later became a surveyor of railroad routes in Iowa‚ Illinois‚ and Nebraska. He then married in 1854 and moved further west for Council Bluffs. In 1859 Grenville Dodge and Abraham Lincoln met by chance in Council Bluffs‚ Iowa. As they spoke he assured the president that in the future Platte Valley would be the route of the Pacific Railroad. As promised‚ 7

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    Chinese Immigration

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    spurred the Chinese on to immigrant quicker. After the Gold Rush‚ Chinese immigrants moved to the Railroad industry. (Asian) Around this time was when the Transcontinental Railroad was begun. The Central Pacific Railroad‚ working from the west‚ hired any Chinese to build their part of the railroad. (A Chinaman’s) The Chinese had to level ground‚ lay tracks‚ and blast tunnels through where the railroad would run. (A Chinaman’s) The Chinese were well known for their cheap labor. By 1867‚ the Chinese

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    this distinction has not been strictly observed. Standard Gauge- a railroad gauge of 56.5 inches (1.435 m)‚ standard in the US ‚ Britain‚ and many other parts of the world. Trunk Lines- a main line of a railroad‚ telephone system‚ or other network Cornelius Vanderbilt- United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) Union Pacific Railroad- is a Class I line haul freight railroad that operates 8‚400 locomotives over 31‚390 route-miles in 23 states

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    Explain the impact and importance of the railroads in the unification of Germany Germany‚ during the two decades of the first major railroads being built‚ was separated into three-dozen individual states. The railroads provided an opportunity for those states to merge into a united country. This was accomplished through a unified trading system‚ linking the industrial cities‚ uniting Western and Eastern Prussia‚ delivering a more effective structure to law and order and competition between states

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    and discovered opportunity‚ the need for transportation gave birth to the transcontinental railroad. Americans began to cultivate land‚ and master new trades‚ creating growing socio economic systems. The railroad industry proved to be a major component and a foundation of the new American industry. Railroads created need for steel production‚ coal and sparked a competitive mindset among companies. The railroad industry essentially was the first monopoly‚ in turn leading to granger laws‚ as well as

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