Andrew Carnegie's Vertical Innovation

J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie were great inventors of their time but they did things that made them Robber Barons. One large reason why they are a robber baron is that they wanted to get more money without caring for anybody working for him or working with their companies. J.P. Morgan was criticized for manipulating the financial system in order to make more money for himself. J.P. Morgan made a successful bank that is one of the leading banks today, CHASE. John D. Rockefeller made his money by creating an oil business. In his business he treated his workers with long hours and very little pay so he could get more profit. Andrew Carnegie decreased his men's wages when they had no money to buy food when they were in a

During the late 19th century, there was a growth in industrialization. This brought new opportunities for the poor and the rich. For example, Carnegie helped build the steel industry in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, which made him one of the richest man in the world. As Carnegie gained more wealth, he questioned who money should be given to. Carnegie was both a Robber Baron and a Captain of Industry.

Was Andrew Carnegie a thief and a cheat, or a giving philanthropist? Andrew Carnegie was a man who started from the bottom in a poor household. He sailed and settled in america and grew up to rise through the ranks in the job he had gotten, seeming like he would be a leader in the railroad industry he was known across the country, in 1872 he met Henry Bessemer who thought of the Bessemer process for making steel 20 years before. They shared ideas and with this process Carnegie became rich, but Carnegie shared his money donating to libraries and many other places, but these donations came out of workers wages. In 1900 Carnegie sold his steel company and continued his life donating and funding important organizations for education. Was Andrew

Carnegie learned in order to become a millionaire in the steel industry he had to own the steps of manufacturing a product. Somehow, he found himself in charge of four. Shipping raw materials and minerals such as limestone, coal, coke, and manganese over the railroad was already one. Andrew Carnegie also had the production going well through many factories, ore ships, and steam shovels. It seemed like the steel industry was controlled by “the three rivers”; one of them being Lake

Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant, industrialist, and philanthropist, amassed one of the largest fortunes in history, and revolutionized the American steel industry. Carnegie incorporated the Bessemer Process to manufacture steel while, utilizing vertical integration, and monopolization to establish his position in the global steel market. However, to create his steel empire Carnegie mistreated his workers, by providing them low salaries and long hours. Some say that Carnegie’s maltreatment of workers diminished his accomplishments, but his achievements in the steel industry and his philanthropism place him as one of the most successful Americans in history.

Andrew Carnegie was an immigrant from Scotland that used the Bessemer’s process to change the steel industry and became one of the richest entrepreneurs during his time. He was crucial during this time because he helped build the steel industry. Steel was stronger and could be used to build taller structures such as skyscrapers. Carnegie’s success was a result of his hard work and dedication. He became an inspiration for others because his romantic story showed that hard work will eventually pay off. Nonetheless, he was labeled as both a Robber Baron and a Captain of Industry.

Andrew Carnegie was known as one of the most influential men of the late nineteenth century. He was known for moving along the industrial revolution and giving back to the people. Although he grew up with some hardships, he still was able to grow up and become one of the richest people in the world. Once he had a handle on the industry he built he reduced production and selling costs. He sold his company and donated his money to the people. The question is, is this man really a hero?

Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur who was born on November 25, 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland. Many argue whether or not Carnegie was a hero. But what defines a hero? Three traits that define a hero are unselfishness, concern for others, and last of all their grit. Carnegie is one of the most heroic entrepreneurs for his generous effect on the communities he helped out. Andrew Carnegie was a hero in three areas of his life: unselfishness, concern for others, and his grittiness.

As a very competitive man he bought out other oil refineries and he also bought out Andrew Carnegie’s steel company. As his wealth prospered there was a time in which he loaned the United States government money from a deep depression time. Although this was a generous act in his name, his workers where the ones who worked long hours and their wages were very little. Many of his workers died while working in his facilities.

The wave of industrialism, in the 1800s and 1900s, was driven by men that ruled over American industry.These two men, most commonly known as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, used strategies and tactics that made some people think of them as robber barons while others had a more positive outlook and believed they were captains of industry. Robber barons referred to people who used unfair business practices. On the contrary, captains of industry were entrepreneurs who took risks developing the new inventions and technology during the era of the Industrial Revolution. These men were ingenious and industrious

Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant who was a self made man, had changed the way the economy produced its wealth forever. After creating a way to “revolutionize steel production in the United states”, the cost of doing things like making factories, goods, and transportation became a lot cheaper (Andrew Carnegie Biography). The birth of railroad companies took over the majority of the economy during the late 1800’s just after Carnegie found a way to make the mass production of steel. The railroad industry influenced many things throughout the country like the growth of towns and transportation of raw goods and finished products to the factories and consumers. The practice of vertical integration, growth through the acquisition of the materials the make the product, allowed big business to control all aspects of their company instead of paying a supplier their profit margin to do a task (Document A). Since most companies took the advantage of gaining a large profit, they disregarded everything else like the lives of laborers. George E. McNeil in The Labor Movement: The Problem of Today compares railroad owners to kings as they both “collects tithes by reduce wages” and essentially do as they please to make more money (Document C). The owners were all able to manipulate their workers because there was no one stopping them; not even the government.

Episode 2 all started at Tom Scott’s funeral. Scott was killed by John D Rockefeller. Andrew Carnegie was the last man to attend Scott’s burial. Tom Scott had a Pennsylvania Railroad line with the hopes of expanding to John D Rockefeller’s Oil trust. Carnegie was upset with Tom Scott’s death because without him Carnegie was nothing. Carnegie went to work for Scott when he was 12 in Pittsburgh at a railroad company. Scott hired him as his personal assistant. Carnegie had to work when he want to go to school to have an education, but his family depended on him. By the age of 24, Carnegie is made manager of his company.

The Gilded Age was a time in US history that should be celebrated at as a time of growth and development. The new industry in the Gilded Age led to a more improved US economy. The rise of powerful businessmen was huge in the growth of the American economy. The immigration of many Europeans and migration of African Americans helped the industry grow and advance. There was an urban boom in cities and the modern city develops. We also see the new middle class appear in the Gilded Age. In the Gilded age we see the third parties come into play in politics.

First of all, John D. Rockefeller, born July 8,1839, was the richest man in the world when he was alive. In fact he is still considered the richest man in the world even after having died. His wealth well surpassed any business man in today’s times and even surpassed any king or queen to have ever existed.(Gladwell) Many things accounted for Rockefeller’s wealth. After his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio when he was 14 he started working doing small jobs. His first real full time job started out when he was 16 years old. Rockefeller started out as an assistant bookkeeper with Hewitt & Tuttle, commission merchants and produce shippers.(Biography.com, Rockefeller) When he turned 20 he left that job to pursue his own business alongside a partner.

Andrew Carnegie, born on November 25th, 1835, was a famous industrialist and philanthropist: arguably one of the best known. The “Captain of Industry” had little education growing up, believe it or not. However, education and putting one’s life into books was very important to the Carnegie family and was forced upon Andrew Carnegie growing up. This Scottish-American was a self-made man who was influential no matter what he accomplished. He went from being a factory worker to a factory owner demonstrating the American way of going from rags to riches, also. Carnegie is known to be one of the most impactful people of his time