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    Excerpts from Andrew Carnegie, Distant Possessions,” we see how Andrew Carnegie feels about the people from Philippines, he considers that they are arrogant and that Americans cannot be grown there. Carnegie feels that people from the Philippines do not know what being an American is like because in order to be a true American he thinks people have to be born and grow up in America, he thinks that Americans cannot be people who do not come from the United States of America. What Carnegie does…

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    Andrew Carnegie, a first-class American who netted millions of dollars in the late 1800s, encouraged and inspired wealthy citizens, through his essays, to donate money to charities, public service agencies, educational institutions, and more. In his entire lifetime, he accumulated more than 390 million dollars, which would amount to over four billion dollars today. Ninety percent of that was donated to charities and foundations, supporting over 2,500 libraries and hundreds of venues for concerts…

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    “Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) was among the most famous and wealthy industrialists of his day” (“Celebrating Andrew Carnegie). As a boy, Carnegie worked a series of jobs including messenger boy and telegraph operator. Eventually he found himself in the position of superintendent of the Western Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Carnegie was constantly investing in new ways to expand the Railroad such as having bridges…

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    Gilded Age with their powerful and professional business maintenance. The term “robber barons” came from a group of men who criticized the corrupt and inappropriate methods used by businessmen such as J.J. Hill, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew…

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    What impact did industrialist have on the gilded age. Well they were the impact. Industrialist provide the people of the gilded age with the jobs, money, and an easier life. During the gilded age many things were industrialized. Andrew Carnegie made the production of steel ninety-six times faster. what was done in one day was done in fifteen minutes. Vanderbilt went from a young boy fighting in the streets to the richest man alive owning almost all the railroads in america. John D. Rockefeller…

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    growth in fortune and economics. The worded “gilded” means gold and during this era there was a lot of fortune accumulated. Overall during this time period the United States has a lot of gain but also faced an ers with ongoing social issues. Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller and Cornelius Vanderbilt were some of the biggest businessmen during this time but were also, robber barons because they would go to any extent to gain success and they made millions of dollars from the hard work of…

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    Captain Of Industry Essay

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    businessmen can be considered captains of industry, because they used various business strategies to develop new industries, they held the industries in the palm of their hands, but they also used money in charitable ways to benefit the public. Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, John Pierpont Morgan and Cornelius Vanderbilt used new business strategies to develop entirely new industries in America. These strategies used vertical, and horizontal integration in a form of Social Darwinism.…

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    Andrew Carnegie was one of the world’s wealthiest man in history, but he was also a great philanthropist. He wrote an article called the Gospel of Wealth where he states three ways the wealthy can use their money. I believe that the idea of giving you surplus money away as you are still alive is the best way. I believe this is the best way simply because you get to witness what is done with your money first hand. In the first two options you have to wait until you are dead in order for your…

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    Robber Baron Dbq

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    the late 19th century, the control of industrialists increased substantially. Robber Barons were known as businessmen who robbed people of their money. People such as Andrew Carnegie, who was very successful in the steel industry and John Rockefeller who came up with the Standard Oil Company are just a few examples. Andrew Carnegie wrote the “Gospel of Wealth” which justified the methods of their management. Although some of their methods were questionable, “Robber Baron” is not an appropriate…

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    stocks in certain business was very smart. He would make offers that no one could resist. Example buying Carnegie steel when everyone thought that he would never sell. I think his strategies were very smart moves and worked very well for him. My impression of him was he would look at things and be able to see the opportunity and that is what made him who he…

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