| ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form | 1 CORRECT | | White arrivals to the West in the post-Civil War era found all of the following ethnic and racial groups already living there EXCEPT | | | A) | Asians. | | | B) | freed slaves. | | | C) | French. | | | D) | Mexicans. | | | E) | Indians. | | | | | | Feedback: All of these groups were living in the West‚ some for generations‚ except the freed slaves. | | 2 CORRECT | | Because
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The industrialist of the late 19th century and early 20th century would be characterized as captains of industry. Amongst them was Andrew Carnegie the owner of steel works company and J. Pierpont Morgan a seminal financiers. Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25‚ 1835. He began his career around 1870. During 1872 Carnegie traveled to London and was introduced to the new Bessemer methods of producing steel. he soon returned to the United States to create a million dollar steel plant. by 1800
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1. Historical Origins For many planners and historians the origin of ancient cities has been a source of fascination and the cause for much research and debate. One theory developed by the German-American historian Karl Wittfogel was that of ‘hydraulic civilizations’ (Minnery 2010a). Hydraulic civilizations were described as those whose agricultural system was reliant upon significant government-directed water systems for irrigation and flood management (Encyclopædia Britannica 2010). Wittfogel listed
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Early American Industrialists An industrialists is someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise. In the eyes of many‚ the early American industrialists were cruel and selfish people who lacked concern for others and took advantage of the worker; but to my way of thinking‚ they were smart people who worked hard to make it to where they were and without some of them we would not have some of the things we have today. Andrew Carnegie‚ the richest man in the
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Examination of Industrialist Leaders - Final Draft Soon after the Reconstruction period‚ an era known as the Gilded Age erupted. During the 1870’s - 1890’s‚ America took a drastic leap into industrialization. Immigrants swarmed into the United States with the distinct hope of opportunity. Big business was soon in effect with a newly acquired demand for raw material. Shortly‚ monopolies emerged. These industrial leaders‚ whom were ingenious to the game‚ established their wealth from the suffrage
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The Industrialists and Growth Settled in a vast country with abundant natural resources‚ Americans soon developed a sense for industry which was characteristic of the 19th century. Unlike Europe where the craftsmen guilds long opposed progress in manufacturing‚ America was eager to use new technologies that would save labor‚ which was scarce. Thus the young nation‚ once freed from Colonial restrictions‚ progressed faster than its former mother country and eventually emerged as the foremost industrialized
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Carnegie‚ Andrew ‚ 18351919‚ American industrialist and philanthropist‚ b. Dunfermline‚ Scotland. His father‚ a weaver‚ found it increasingly difficult to get work in Scottish factories and in 1848 brought his family to Allegheny (now Pittsburgh)‚ Pa. Andrew first worked in a cotton mill as a bobbin boy‚ then advanced himself as a telegrapher‚ and became (1859) a superintendent for the Pennsylvania RR. He resigned (1865) his railroad position to give personal attention to the investments he had
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size of population coupled with widespread illiteracy and the poor economic infrastructure lead to corruption in public life. In a highly increasing economy‚ low salaries of government officials compel them to go to the road of corruption. Big industrialist fund politicians to meet high cost of election and ultimately to seek personal favour. Effects of corruption This is why we see a gap that is widening between the poor and the rich. Corruption only leads to the destruction of a persons morals
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The growing industrialism of the Gilded Age was indeed a threat to American Democracy. The American Government stood idly by as the Industrialists became more and more powerful. The Preamble of the document that is the foundation of this great country‚ The Constitution of the United States‚ reads: ’We‚ the people of the United States‚ in order to form a perfect Union‚ establish Justice‚ insure domestic tranquillity‚ provide for the common defense‚ promote the general welfare‚ and secure the blessings
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History Per. 7 The industrialists of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries are best characterized as Robber Barons. I believe the majority of industrialists of this time period are Robber Barons because out of all the industrialists I’ve researched very few were Captains of Industry. For example some industrialists of this time that I researched were Andrew Carnegie‚ Jay Gould‚ Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ and John D. Rockefeller. Out these four industrialists the only one that is
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