Andrew Carnegie

After the death of Abraham Lincoln, new inventions and innovations were made to strengthen the United States's economy. Business leaders and entrepreneurs rose to the top with their innovations that would benefit U.S. Citizens the most while making a profit for themselves. One entrepreneur who rose to power with his ingenious ideas was Cornelius Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt was a cutthroat businessman with a reputation of getting what he wanted no matter the cost. Vanderbilt saw an opportunity…

The third episode of The Men Who Built America focused on the fierce competition among the industries, especially the electrical companies. As Carnegie Steel was imploding among itself due to Frick being a liability, a man who dominated banking and financing in America, J.P. Morgan, was trying to make a name for himself. Despite his father’s warnings, Morgan decided to invest in a new invention of Thomas Edison. Electricity. Edison and Morgan worked together and designed a power grid that…

their “great enterprises”. I do not know any rich men so I cannot account for their honesty but just because a person is honest does not mean they cannot be ruthless too. As read in the chapter these men of great wealth: Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan, came into power by tricking investors out of their companies, buying out and destroying rivalry companies all at the expense of lesser men. Yes they could have been honest men but was that really the reason workers…

Nucor was founded in 1904 but then it was named as REO. Then after buying the nuclear company it changed its name to Nuclear Corporation of America Inc. Then the company became conglomerate by acquiring Vulcraft corporation and ultimately became NUCOR- largest mini mills operator. Though Nucor has always gained their favorable condition in US economy because of their of their capability of setting steel plants economically and running the efficiently. Also their flat hierarchy system and…

Starting from the year 1870s, the significant art museums in the United States had established. The representative museums are Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (1870), Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (1876), and Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (1876; Philadelphia Museum of Art at present) (Latham & Simmons, 2014). The most important factor that brought into the changes and developments of the museum inside the United States was the change of the economic structure due to the…

During the time of Industrialization in the United States men fought for power and money. Primarily, men such as John D. Rockefeller and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt was once known as the king of the railroads due to his sharp wit. However, Rockefeller started out poor and was an almost bankrupt oil industry. Vanderbilt yearning for more control over his competition, had decided to make a deal with Rockefeller so that he could transport oil and gain more profit. Then Rockefeller made a…

Cornelius Vanderbilt was a disrespectful, ugly, genius shipping and railroad tycoon whose parents were farmers and he grew up with no education. “In New York, 1871 Vanderbilt was in the Grand Central Depot, the terminal for New York Central Railroad was constructed with features like elevated platforms , a glass balloon roof spanning all the tracks and boarding areas only accessible to passengers”. He made railroad much better than it was by making it cheaper and efficient. He mastered…

1. Name of the Industrialist Thomas Edison 2. He did acquire his wealth? He acquire his wealth through selling newspaper, it was his first start that made him succeed in life later. The Universal stock printer company rewarded him $40,000 because of his impress full work of inventing stock ticker’s. After that, Edison decided to leave his job and concentrated on inventing. Also, in early 1870s, “he acquired a reputation as a first-rate inventor”. 3. How he (or his related industries) treated…

In 1900 my great great grandparents moved to Kane, Pennsylvania from Italy. In Italy, my great great grandfather, Guiseppi DeMart, who was called Joe, wanted to marry my great great grandmother Mary. Her father did not approve of Joe and did not give his blessing to their marriage because he felt Joe was not good enough for his daughter. Joe told her father, “I’m going to marry her, and I’m going to take her to America and you will never see her again,” and that is what he did. He married her…

The advantages of the railroad were due to the demand for faster and more convenient transportation. They created more direct routes, greater speed and safety, dependable schedules, year-round service, and more space to travel. They connected many cities together and went about 50 miles an hour, which would take a whole day on horseback or stagecoach. It carried cattle, fruit, and goods it had never previously been carried. The Railroad Empire grew at the end of the Civil War. It expanded from…