PPT-Carnegie and Rockefeller Story of US

Extortion Forced against your will Rebates discount or refund on freight charges Drawbacks Kickbacks Standard Oil gave certain railroads all its shipping business if it agreed to charge Standard Oil 25 to 50 less than its competitors. Share our Annotated Bibliography”. Collect the Annotated Bibliography. Start “Turn of the Century”. Movie. Agenda. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5cS5IOMANk. America: The Story of US. Big Industry and the Robber Barons. The . industrialists of the last quarter of the nineteenth century were visionaries rather than “robber barons”. . Thesis . The industrialists advanced America economically, but their greed gave them a deserved reputation for lawlessness and ruthlessness. . Unit 4 – The American Industrial Age. The Birth Of The Industrial Age. Industrialism. – . An economic organization built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture.. How did the US industrialize?. A person involved in the ownership and management of an industry.. Format the page in your notebook like the example on the right.. John D. Rockefeller. Andrew. Carnegie. Cornelius Vanderbilt. INDUSTRIALISTS. Changes in Business. Vertical Integration. Controlling your suppliers. Horizontal Integration. Similar companies merging. Social Darwinism. Natural Selection. Robber Barons. Shrewd and successful businessmen of the late 1800s. american. society from the rural, agrarian, country to:. A . walmart. opens up in a small town. All of the grocery stores in town go out of business because they cannot compete with . walmart’s. Please begin quietly working on the Philosophies of Industrialists handout on your desk. Please answer the 2 questions on each excerpt.. During this time, please have your notebook/notes out for a note check (participation grade).. Is the advancement of technology good or bad for society?. Look at the pictures on P. 340 and answer both questions. . Gain an introduction to the rise of INDUSTRY during the late 1800s and early 1900s. . Bellwork. terms to define:. Robber Baron: an American capitalist who got rich at the expense of others, exploited natural resources, or had unfair government influence.. Captains of Industry: business leaders who built a personal fortune and contributed positively to the country through jobs and philanthropy (charity).  . American . Industrialization. Outline. Industrialization and Big Business . New technology/inventions sets stage for industrial growth in America after 1850 . Big Business leaders John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan are viewed in two ways: . . or Robber Baron. What is a Robber Baron? . D. uring the American Industrial Revolution, the term . Robber Baron. , was used to describe a person who made, what some considered, excessive amounts of money in business. It was an insulting term used for a person who was thought to have used unfair business practices and showed little empathy for the common factory worker. If this industrialist used his political and corporate influence for his own selfish ends, he could be described as a robber baron.. The Fat cats. Setting the Stage: . Also known as “. Captains of Industry. ,” “. Industrial Giants. ,” & “. Robber Barons. ”. Wealth fell into the hands of a few. By 1890 ---> . 4,000. The Fat cats. Setting the Stage: . Also known as “. Captains of Industry. ,” “. Industrial Giants. ,” & “. Robber Barons. ”. Wealth fell into the hands of a few. By 1890 ---> . 4,000. The Fat cats. Setting the Stage: . Also known as “. Captains of Industry. ,” “. Industrial Giants. ,” & “. Robber Barons. ”. Wealth fell into the hands of a few. By 1890 ---> . 4,000.