Andrew Carnegie

Defining robber baron, in some cases it’s an opinion. I can think a robber baron is just some cheapskate that sells fake shoes online, or a boss at Mcdonald's who doesn’t give raises, or a drug lord. But the actual definition is a an american capitalists who made a fortune in the late 19th century by ruthless, or unright things. Then there are the captains of industry. Men/women, who have made a fortune by positively helping out other people, their country, and their country's economy. The…

SOCIAL CONTROL THROUGH SECTARIAN DIVISION The adoption of social control through sectarian division within the private sector can be evidenced both in the mines of the West of Scotland and in the shipyards of Glasgow. In his book ‘The People’s Referendum’ Geoghegan speaks of a conversation with former steelworker Jim MacDonald, a member of the Orange Lodge for some fifty years, in relation to the Baird family who owned the Gartsherrie pit in Monklands, Coatbridge. MacDonald’s paternal great…

During the turn of the 20th century, the United States transitioned toward production by craftsmanship, to industrial machinery. Although the rate of production grew tremendously, issues between the citizens became observable. The Jungle, a powerful and eye-opening novel by Upton Sinclair, shows how the meat-packing industry ran off corruption and “modern” slave work. The upper class, politicians and factory managers, took charge of the hideous environment the working class labored in.…

Mr. D was delegate abroad to set up a new company plant. His company invest a lot of money on the new plant and the new building was measure up highest standards. During the building the course of the local river was even change so the new plant can use hydroelectric power. Apparently, the local team was not happy with this innovations and changing. Some of employees called in sick or had just not come. The local team brought also flowers and food to the building and leave this in front of it.…

Andrew Hallidie set up his first wire rope making company in the gold fields of American Bar in 1856. Hallidie had learned his craft in Scotland where at the age of ten he had apprenticed under his father, Andrew Smith, who had a number of patents for the making of wire rope. At American Bar a quartz mill had built an incline railway using hemp rope to haul empty cars up and full cars down. The hemp rope required replacement every 75 days, Hallidie’s lasted for two years. Returning to San…

The rise of industrial capitalism proved that American was advancing both in resources and profit. Captains of industry controlled large monopolies who sought out to destroy smaller competition. The American economy was reshaped by these larger enterprises which corrupted the system and made living as a lower classman more of a punishment than a reward. Immigrants who fled their previous countries where on a search for prosperity, large monopolies took advantage of their desperation to make a…

Cornelius vanderbilt should be the captain of industry because he stated the transportation of oil through trains. Also he was the inspiration behind many other industrial men. Plus he turned $100 dollars and 1 ferry into a giant shipping business that he then sold for a giant train business then he made millions of dollars and making him the richest man in america at that time. Plus he invested very well in stocks only making more and more money to add to his already millions of dollars.…

In this episode of “The Men Who Built America” we see the rise and fall of Cornelius “The Commodore” Vanderbilt and the rise of John D. Rockefeller. This episode focuses on how both of these titans became what the were. After the Civil War, Vanderbilt saw the opportunity that the railroads possessed in transportation and shipping, he capitalized on that by investing everything he owned into the railroads and eventually owning up to 40% of all the railroads in the United States. It also…

The Men Who Built America Episode 1 starts 5 Days after the Civil War, which was known as the bloodiest conflict with 6,000 deaths adding one of the greatest, Abraham Lincoln. This episode was about how the railroads had come together. The railroads started with Cornelius Vanderbilt. He began his journey starting with a single ferry that had later on become many ships. His ships were used to transport goods. Vanderbilt later on in life then decided to sell all of ships and invest in railroads.…

There once lived a man whose life and accomplishments have led him to being either called a hero or villain. This man would happen to be Chinggis Khan. He is believed to be a hero since he enabled safe cross-Eurasian trade, tolerated all religions and had the first Mongolian written language created. On the other side of the spectrum he is a villain due to the massacre of thousands of innocent people, his mastering of steppe diplomacy, and aiding the spread of the Bubonic Plaque. Chinggis Khan…