This lecture deals with the rise of industrial America ni the second half of the 19th century. It explains the factors that led to the economic boom and its impact on businesses and on American economic progress.
This lecture deals with the rise of industrial America ni the second half of the 19th century. It explains the factors that led to the economic boom and its impact on businesses and on American economic progress.
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In the Gilded Age a handful of industrialists grew
enormously wealthy. Their workers, who formed the
backbone of the nationâs economic expansion, struggled
to make ends meet. While some called the industrialists
âcaptains of industry,â others referred to them as
ârobber baronsâ because they gained wealth on the
hard labor of their employees.
bar82063_02_c02_031-066.indd 31 12/18/14 3:01 PM
American Lives: Andrew Carnegie
Pre-Test
1. John D. Rockefeller was one of the most important industrialists of the Gilded Age. His
name was synonymous with the rise of big business. T/F
2. Even though there was a growth of big business in the late 19th century, and some
became very wealthy, there was little change in the nature of work for the average
laborer. T/F
3. The United States was a destination for European immigrants through two main waves
in the 19th century. The second wave emigrated primarily from Scandinavia, Germany,
and Great Britain. T/F
4. The American Federation of Labor was the largest union in the United States. It
welcomed into its membership all workers and sought to bring a fundamental challenge
to the capitalist system. T/F
5. Chinese immigrants to the United States faced more racial prejudice and anti-immigrant
sentiment than those hailing from other nations. T/F
Answers can be found at the end of the chapter.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:
⢠Understand the role immigrants played in the transition from an agrarian to an
industrial economy.
⢠Explain the ways that cities changed in the Gilded Age and discuss the relationship
between urbanization, immigration, and industrialization.
⢠Explain the technological changes that occurred in the Gilded Age.
⢠Understand how the rise of big business altered the American economy.
⢠Discuss how the new technology and business organization affected American workers
in the Gilded Age.
⢠Discuss working-class activism in response to industrialization. Explain how the
government and public responded to that activism.
American Lives: Andrew Carnegie
In March 1901 steel magnate Andrew Carnegie sold his vast business interests to industrialist
and banker J. P. Morgan for a record $480 million. The sale made Carnegie, by some accounts, the
richest man in the world, and it allowed Morgan to combine Carnegieâs holdings with his own to
form U.S. Steel, the worldâs first billion-dollar corporation.
Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1835. There his father was displaced from his
skilled occupation as a hand weaver when textile mills mechanized cloth production. He brought
the family to America in 1848, and after reaching Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Carnegiesâ
Andrew, his brother Tom, and his parentsâsqueezed into two rooms a relative provided them
free of rent.
Photos.com/Thinkstock
By the late 19th century, steel magna ...
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Required Resources
Text
¡ Barnes, L. & Bowles, M. (2014).The American story: Perspectives and encounters from 1877. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
¡ Chapter 1: The West
¡ Chapter 2: Industrialization
¡ Chapter 3: Gilded Age Politics
Article
¡ O'Malley, M. (2004). Alien menace. Retrieved from http://chnm.gmu.edu/exploring/19thcentury/alienmenace/assignment.php
¡ This article provides images and explanation related to the reception many immigrants in the late 1800s received. It also discusses the idea of âwhitenessâ and how that characterization did or did not apply to these immigrants.
Multimedia
¡ Jones, R. (Writer), & Hawksworth, R. (Director & Producer). (2001). The American industrial revolution [Video file]. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=47596&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=
¡ This film discusses the Industrial Revolution, including the social, cultural, economic, and political impacts.
Recommended Resources
Articles
¡ Hudson, L. M. (2008). Entertaining citizenship: Masculinity and minstrelsy in post-emancipation San Francisco. Journal of African American History, 93(2), 174-197. Retrieved from the http://www.jaah.org/
¡ This scholarly article looks at the ways that minstrel shows portrayed African American men and how these portrayals reflected social attitudes related to race and masculinity in San Francisco in the years after the Civil War. This is a scholarly secondary source that can be used for the discussion board posts and for the Final Project. This article can be accessed from the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.
¡ Zylstra, G. D. (2011). Whiteness, freedom, and technology: The racial struggle over Philadelphiaâs streetcars, 1859-1867. Technology and Culture, 52(4), 678-702. Retrieved from https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/technology_and_culture/
¡ This scholarly article provides additional explanation related to the conflict over race, gender, and ethnicity in the late 180s by focusing on the streetcars in Philadelphia. This scholarly secondary source can be used as a source for the discussion boards and for the Final Project. This article can be accessed from the Project MUSE database in the Ashford University Library.
Reading
¡ Wallenstein, P. (2012). Identity, marriage, and schools: Life along the color line/s in the era of Plessy v. Ferguson. In S. Cole & N. Ring (Eds.), The folly of Jim Crow: Rethinking the segregated South(pp. 32-45). Retrieved from the ebrary database.
¡ This e-book chapter provides additional information on segregation in the South at the end of the 19th century, especially in relation to identity, personal relationships, and education.
Multimedia
¡ Burns, R. (Producer, Writer, & Director), Ades, L. (Producer), & Sanders, J. (Writer). (2003). New York, 1865-1898: Sunshine and shadow [Television series episode]. In R. Burns (Executive producer), New York: A documentary film by Ric Burns. Retrieved from https://secure.fil ...
Oliver Cromwell Hero Or Villain Essay.pdfAmber Lina
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Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain Free Essay Example. Was Oliver Cromwell a hero or a villain? - A-Level History - Marked by .... Was Oliver Cromwell A Hero Or A Villain? - GCSE English - Marked by .... Oliver Cromwell - Hero or Villain | Teaching Resources. Was Oliver Cromwell a hero or a villain? - GCSE History - Marked by ....
2 Industrial America and Its DiscontentsEverett Collectio.docxfelicidaddinwoodie
Â
2 Industrial America and Its Discontents
Everett Collection/SuperStock
In the Gilded Age a handful of industrialists grew
enormously wealthy. Their workers, who formed the
backbone of the nationâs economic expansion, struggled
to make ends meet. While some called the industrialists
âcaptains of industry,â others referred to them as
ârobber baronsâ because they gained wealth on the
hard labor of their employees.
bar82063_02_c02_031-066.indd 31 12/18/14 3:01 PM
American Lives: Andrew Carnegie
Pre-Test
1. John D. Rockefeller was one of the most important industrialists of the Gilded Age. His
name was synonymous with the rise of big business. T/F
2. Even though there was a growth of big business in the late 19th century, and some
became very wealthy, there was little change in the nature of work for the average
laborer. T/F
3. The United States was a destination for European immigrants through two main waves
in the 19th century. The second wave emigrated primarily from Scandinavia, Germany,
and Great Britain. T/F
4. The American Federation of Labor was the largest union in the United States. It
welcomed into its membership all workers and sought to bring a fundamental challenge
to the capitalist system. T/F
5. Chinese immigrants to the United States faced more racial prejudice and anti-immigrant
sentiment than those hailing from other nations. T/F
Answers can be found at the end of the chapter.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:
⢠Understand the role immigrants played in the transition from an agrarian to an
industrial economy.
⢠Explain the ways that cities changed in the Gilded Age and discuss the relationship
between urbanization, immigration, and industrialization.
⢠Explain the technological changes that occurred in the Gilded Age.
⢠Understand how the rise of big business altered the American economy.
⢠Discuss how the new technology and business organization affected American workers
in the Gilded Age.
⢠Discuss working-class activism in response to industrialization. Explain how the
government and public responded to that activism.
American Lives: Andrew Carnegie
In March 1901 steel magnate Andrew Carnegie sold his vast business interests to industrialist
and banker J. P. Morgan for a record $480 million. The sale made Carnegie, by some accounts, the
richest man in the world, and it allowed Morgan to combine Carnegieâs holdings with his own to
form U.S. Steel, the worldâs first billion-dollar corporation.
Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1835. There his father was displaced from his
skilled occupation as a hand weaver when textile mills mechanized cloth production. He brought
the family to America in 1848, and after reaching Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Carnegiesâ
Andrew, his brother Tom, and his parentsâsqueezed into two rooms a relative provided them
free of rent.
Photos.com/Thinkstock
By the late 19th century, steel magna ...
Required ResourcesText¡ Barnes, L. & Bowles, M. (2014).The A.docxsodhi3
Â
Required Resources
Text
¡ Barnes, L. & Bowles, M. (2014).The American story: Perspectives and encounters from 1877. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
¡ Chapter 1: The West
¡ Chapter 2: Industrialization
¡ Chapter 3: Gilded Age Politics
Article
¡ O'Malley, M. (2004). Alien menace. Retrieved from http://chnm.gmu.edu/exploring/19thcentury/alienmenace/assignment.php
¡ This article provides images and explanation related to the reception many immigrants in the late 1800s received. It also discusses the idea of âwhitenessâ and how that characterization did or did not apply to these immigrants.
Multimedia
¡ Jones, R. (Writer), & Hawksworth, R. (Director & Producer). (2001). The American industrial revolution [Video file]. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=47596&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=
¡ This film discusses the Industrial Revolution, including the social, cultural, economic, and political impacts.
Recommended Resources
Articles
¡ Hudson, L. M. (2008). Entertaining citizenship: Masculinity and minstrelsy in post-emancipation San Francisco. Journal of African American History, 93(2), 174-197. Retrieved from the http://www.jaah.org/
¡ This scholarly article looks at the ways that minstrel shows portrayed African American men and how these portrayals reflected social attitudes related to race and masculinity in San Francisco in the years after the Civil War. This is a scholarly secondary source that can be used for the discussion board posts and for the Final Project. This article can be accessed from the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.
¡ Zylstra, G. D. (2011). Whiteness, freedom, and technology: The racial struggle over Philadelphiaâs streetcars, 1859-1867. Technology and Culture, 52(4), 678-702. Retrieved from https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/technology_and_culture/
¡ This scholarly article provides additional explanation related to the conflict over race, gender, and ethnicity in the late 180s by focusing on the streetcars in Philadelphia. This scholarly secondary source can be used as a source for the discussion boards and for the Final Project. This article can be accessed from the Project MUSE database in the Ashford University Library.
Reading
¡ Wallenstein, P. (2012). Identity, marriage, and schools: Life along the color line/s in the era of Plessy v. Ferguson. In S. Cole & N. Ring (Eds.), The folly of Jim Crow: Rethinking the segregated South(pp. 32-45). Retrieved from the ebrary database.
¡ This e-book chapter provides additional information on segregation in the South at the end of the 19th century, especially in relation to identity, personal relationships, and education.
Multimedia
¡ Burns, R. (Producer, Writer, & Director), Ades, L. (Producer), & Sanders, J. (Writer). (2003). New York, 1865-1898: Sunshine and shadow [Television series episode]. In R. Burns (Executive producer), New York: A documentary film by Ric Burns. Retrieved from https://secure.fil ...
Oliver Cromwell Hero Or Villain Essay.pdfAmber Lina
Â
Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain Free Essay Example. Was Oliver Cromwell a hero or a villain? - A-Level History - Marked by .... Was Oliver Cromwell A Hero Or A Villain? - GCSE English - Marked by .... Oliver Cromwell - Hero or Villain | Teaching Resources. Was Oliver Cromwell a hero or a villain? - GCSE History - Marked by ....
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
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Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
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The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
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Clients donât know what they donât know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
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Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bankâs data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sectorâs adoption of graph technology.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
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Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
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2. What is a tycoon?
Tycoon /tai.ËkuËn
/
A tycoon is a wealthy and powerful business person, particularly someone
who has made a great deal of money all on their own, rather than inheriting
some money or a company from relatives.
The word tycoon is derived from the Japanese word taikun (大ĺ), which
means "great lord," and it was used as a title for the shogun. The word
entered the English language in 1857 with the return of Commodore Perry to
the United States.
3. John D. Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 â May
23, 1937) was an American oil magnate and
philanthropist. He was the founder of the
Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil
industry and was the first great U.S. business
trust. In 1870, he founded the Standard Oil
Company and aggressively ran it until he officially
retired in 1897. Standard Oil began as
an Ohio partnership formed by John D.
Rockefeller, his brother William Rockefeller. As
kerosene and gasoline grew in
importance, Rockefeller's wealth soared, and he
became the world's richest man and first
American worth more than a billion dollars.
Adjusting for inflation, he is often regarded as the
richest person in history.
4. Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 â
August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-
American industrialist, businessman, and
entrepreneur who led the enormous
expansion of the American steel industry in the
late 19th century. He was also one of the most
important philanthropists of his era.
Carnegie was born in Scotland, and migrated
to the United States as a child with his parents.
His first job in the United States was as a
factory worker. Later on he became a
messenger boy. Eventually he progressed up
the ranks of his company. He then founded
the Carnegie Steel Company, which was later
became U.S. Steel. By the 1890s, his company
was the largest and most profitable industrial
enterprise in the world.
5. William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst (April 29, 1863 â August
14, 1951) was an American business magnate and
leading newspaper publisher. Hearst entered the
publishing business in 1887, after taking control of The
San Francisco Examiner from his father. Moving to
New York City, he acquired The New York Journal and
engaged in a bitter circulation war with Joseph
Pulitzer's New York World which led to the creation
of yellow journalismâsensationalized stories of
dubious veracity. Acquiring more newspapers, Hearst
created a chain that numbered nearly 30 papers in
major American cities at its peak. He later expanded
to magazines, creating the largest newspaper and
magazine business in the world.
6. Hearst Castle
Beginning in 1919, Hearst began to build the
never-completed Hearst Castle, on a 240,000
acre (97,000 ha) ranch at San
Simeon, California, which he furnished with
art, antiques and entire rooms brought from
the great houses of Europe.
Hearst Castle is now a National Historic
Landmark in the United States, and a state
park of California.
7. What do you think?
⢠Who are some famous tycoons from Chinese
history?
⢠Are people who are famous for becoming rich
admirable, or should they serve their
community in other ways?
⢠Do you think that we can learn more about
business by studying the lives of business
tycoons?
8. Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October
28, 1955) is an American business
magnate, investor, philanthropist, author, and
former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the
software company he founded. He is consistently
ranked among the world's wealthiest people and
was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to
2009, except in 2008, when he was ranked
third. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the
positions of CEO and chief software architect, and
remains the largest individual shareholder, with 6.4
percent of the common stock.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of
the personal computer revolution. Although he is
admired by many, a number of industry
insiders criticize his business tactics, which they
consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in
some cases been upheld by the courts.
9. Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an
American computer programmer and Internet
entrepreneur. He is best known for co-creating
the social networking site Facebook, of which he
is chief executive and president. It was co-founded
as a private company in 2004 by Zuckerberg and
classmates Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo
Saverin, and Chris Hughes while they were students
at Harvard University. In 2010, Zuckerberg was
named Time magazine's Person of the Year. As of
2011, his personal wealth was estimated to be
$17.5 billion and he is one of the youngest
billionaires in history. Zuckerbergâs story can be seen
in the 2010 film The Social Network.
10. Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July
1950) is an English business magnate, best known
for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies.
His first successful business venture was a magazine
called Student at age 16. In 1970, he set up an
audio record mail-order business. In 1972, he
opened a chain of record stores, Virgin
Records, later known as Virgin Megastores.
Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the
1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and
expanded the Virgin Records music label.
Branson is the 4th richest citizen of the United
Kingdom and 254th richest person in the
world, according to the Forbes 2011 list of
billionaires, with an estimated net worth of US$4.2
billion
13. Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic is a company
within Richard Branson's Virgin
Group which plans to provide sub-
orbital spaceflights to the paying public,
along with suborbital space
science missions and orbital launches of
small satellites. In the near future Virgin
Galactic plans to offer orbital human
spaceflights to tourists for several
million dollars a ticket.
14. What do you think?
⢠Are business tycoons really talented
people, or are they just lucky?
⢠What do you think about aggressive business
practices? Is it right for people to force other
companies out of business?
⢠Who do you know that is very good at
business? What are they like?
⢠What is your great business idea? How can
you become a billionaire?
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