Student Learning objective- Students will develop an understanding of the successes of 19th Century moguls like Carnegie and Rockefeller and will make connections to today.
Essential Question #3- How does the drive to acquire Wealth influence America?
American History 10- Chapter 14.3 Notes
#1-19 Monday 9/25
- Who are the most impressive entrepreneurs, moguls, businessmen, etc of our time? How did they get to where they are or who they are?
- What is Social Darwinism?
- Explain your feelings regarding Social Darwinism. Do you agree with it? Do you disagree? Why?
- Where was Andrew Carnegie born?
- What was Andrew Carnegie’s first success?
- Why did Carnegie leave his job at the age of 29?
- Where did he go and what did he do?
- By 1899, Carnegie Steel produced more steel than all the factories in ________________.
- Carnegie is known as a philanthropist or a very kind person to people. Why is that?
- What are vertical and horizontal integration?
- Who owned Standard Oil Company?
- How did John Rockefeller become the world’s first billionaire?
- Why did people call Rockefeller a “Robber Baron”?
- How did Rockefeller try to preserve his image?
- What did the government try to do with the Sherman Antitrust Act?
- How did Cornelius Vanderbilt die in 1877 worth about $100 million?
- Who did Rockefeller say “and to think he wasn’t even a rich man” about?
- How was J.P. Morgan rich though?
- What contribution did he make to the
#20-29 Tuesday 9/26
Essential Question #5- How has the rise and fall of the Industry / Labor and the Labor Movement shaped the American work environment and Economy?
- Why did people want to be in unions?
- What are sweatshops?
- How many members did the “Knights of Labor” have before they dissolved into smaller groups?
- What did Samuel Gompers do?
- Who was the founder of the U.S. Socialist party?
- What is Socialism?
- Why were the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) seen as socialists?
- Give an example of union actions that turned to disaster.
- Give an example of a union being ignored which led to a disaster!
- Why did “Mother Jones” lead 80 mill children to President Theodore Roosevelt’s house?
HW- Study for the Reconstruction, Westward Expansion and Industrialization Unit Test, which is Thursday, September 28. Tests are 100% notes and discussion based. The test will include multiple choice and open response questions. Open response questions will be based on course essential questions and will require answering the question appropriately and always with specific evidence. Class review game is Wednesday, September 27.
I think that unions were and are a good thing as long as they don't get violent. It was good that they made child labor laws. It's interesting that the U.S. government borrowed money from J.P. Morgan during the world war. I think Social Darwinism makes sense but is not always true.
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