Transcript Document 7869863

Questions of the Day:
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What impact did Industrialism have on the
“American Dream” for most Americans?
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Are “Corporate Elite” (Captains of Industry
or Robber Barons?) good for our society?
The Impact of Industrialism on
Americans?
For Sale: Native American Land!!
American settlers desire to move west
pushed Native Americans off lands that
were traditionally theirs.
 Some Native Americans Fought back!
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Sitting Bull
• Little Bighorn famous
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Chief Joseph and Geronimo
• After facing losses, this ended Native American
attempts to fight back
Taking the Trail out West
Homestead Act west, cool
 A variety of different peoples moved out West
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• Whites
• Middle Class people from the Midwest, farmers or
businessmen, could afford supplies
• African-Americans
• Exodusters, dusters
• Chinese
• Helped establish railroads across the country
• Europeans
• Poor immigrants moved to work on railroads (Irish)
or to farm (Germans and Scandans)
A few big innovations…
Bessemer Process info
 Communications (Telegraph &
Telephone) pic
 RR Boom, Autos & Planes
 Striking Oil
 “Promethean”Growth - Steam and Electric
Power
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Importance of a “Patent” to an
Inventor…
Thomas Edison - inventions at Menlo
Park - patent for light bulb
 Alexander Graham Bell - sketch
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IMPORTANT! Industrial Ideas:
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Free enterprise (“laissez-faire” -gov.)
Corporations w/ Stockholders
“Social Darwinism” (Herbert Spencer link)
Vertical and Horizontal Integration (Monopoliesthink Andrew Carnegie’s Steel(vertical) and
John Rockefeller’s Standard Oil
(horizontal)cartoon
Philanthropy (“Noblesse Oblige”?) pic Gates
Foundation
Government Response (Anti-Trust
Movement)?
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-Federal Government - eventually exerted some
authority to regulate RR; Interstate Commerce Act
(created: Commission) 1887
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890) - meant to regulate
monopolies (trusts), but not effective
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Because of Financial Panic of 1893 - Populist push for
reform influenced Election of 1896
Robber Baron or Captain of
Industry?
Now it’s your turn to decide…
Were entrepreneurs like John D. Rockefeller,
Andrew Carnegie, or Cornelius Vanderbilt good
for society or not?
Are entrepreneurs like Martha Stewart, Donald
Trump, Bill Gates, or Oprah good for our society
today?
Is this an accurate portrayal of
John D Rockefeller and his impact on
America?
Or this…?
Work Environment Changes
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The New Workplace - machines run by
unskilled workers replace many skilled
craftspeople - Frederick W. Taylor’s ideas
- “Taylorism” from Principles of Scientific.
Management. link
Workers Unite!
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Rise of Unions - workers organize to recover loss of power collective bargaining used to negotiate for better wages, working
conditions, hours
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Knights of Labor - open to all - high and low skilled men and
women, black and white. Terence Powderly-pushed for 8hr day,
equal pay/work, regulate trusts, and end child labor; Mary Harris
“Mother” Jones also organized strike. K of L backed RR strike 1877
link
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American Federation of Labor - limited to special skilled - led by
Samuel Gompers, became effective and nationally prominent, but
excluded manyhttp://www.aflcio.org/
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link
Strike for better Conditions!
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Haymarket Riot - union strikers protesting for 8hr day, some
anarchists present, Knights of Labor blamed link
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Homestead Strike - Carnegie owned, manager wanted more
machinery, workers strike, Pinkerton security hired, face off, many
die, strike lasts four more months link
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Pullman Strike - with Depression of 1893, Pullman Co. cut wages
25-40%, workers strike, Fed. Govt. put postal cars in trains, used
Sherman Anti-Trust Act against union link
Industrialism and Farmers?
(Populism takes root)
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Farm Production - grew quickly w/ machinery; pop. up, # farms
up, yet farmers were overproducing and not profiting, farmers suffer
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National Grange - social and educational organization for farmers
- formed cooperatives to buy farmer’s crops and then sell them for
higher prices; then shifted to politics - choosing candidates who
wanted regulation of RR and Corporations.link
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Farmer’s Alliances (including Colored Farmers) - joined to form
Populist Party - tried to remove influence of Big Business on
Government
A Reminder of Federal
Government Response..
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-Federal Government - eventually exerted some
authority to regulate RR; Interstate Commerce Act
(created: Commission) 1887
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890) - meant to regulate
monopolies (trusts), but not effective
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Because of Financial Panic of 1893 - Populist push for
reform influenced Election of 1896
Economic Impact of
Industrialism?
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Silver vs Gold Debate - Gold standard (1873) was
questioned, farmers wanted silver for inflation (making it
easier to pay off debts); “Silver” candidates were
supported by farmers, William Jennings Bryan
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Silver Purchase Act - because of Populist push, this
act was passed in 1888, increased coinage based on
silver
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William Jennings Bryan “Cross of Gold” speech at
Democratic Convention split Populist Party, so McKinley
(Rep) won in 1896 link
Back to the previous question..
Was America’s “Industrial Revolution”
generally good or bad for Americans?
Explain.
 What impact would you say the Industrial
Revolution had on the American Dream?
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