How Did John D. Rockefeller's Influence On American Culture

Walter Elias Disney Born on December 5th, 1901 in Hermosa, Illinois was an innovative animator and created several cartoons along with cartoon characters. One of the cartoon characters known by many that Walter had created is Mickey Mouse. Throughout Walters’s lifetime he has won 22 awards through his cartoons. ( Walter was

The History of Disney The Walt Disney Company is one of the most well-known corporations in the world, a household name due to it’s beautifully created animated movies that have become a staple of countless childhoods. From a small animation company started in a garage to creating a multi-billion dollar industry, Walt Disney produced memorable films and shorts that inspired countless generations. Walt Disney did not start out as the beloved icon he is today. Born in Chicago on December 5, 1905, to Elias and Flora Disney, Walt’s family soon moved to the midwest where he spent his childhood. (Walt Disney)

On opening day of the Park Disneyland, he shared “To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past…and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America…with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.” These are the famous words that opened the second most famous park today, Disney World being the first.

Carnegie immigrated at age thirteen from Scotland and worked his way up by developing the telegram system during the civil, there collecting his first million then dominated the steel industry; thereafter prospering his enterprise, which leads him to be the second richest man after Rockefeller. “The American Dream”, envisioned by our Founding Fathers, is a revolutionary idea that any citizen has an equal opportunity to prosper by challenging themselves and through an initiative, and determination. This gives” Wealth” much more of an impact thus, many Americans consider ‘The American Dream” as a standard and praise this idealism. Even if his views seem a bit outdated; it stills heavily impacted lots of Americans from the Gilded Age to modern day. However, for all that prosperity, the gap between rich and poor has always been a huge complication, for over a century, people have tried to fix this inequality.

Struggles for Disney came back. On May 29, 1941 Disney animators start a strike (Gitlin 98), but it ended in September of that year when Roy Disney negotiated with them (“SLAYMAN”). After this event plans are made to make a Disney themed place, as in the growth of Disney Productions it is found possible. On July 22, 1955, Disneyland, originally to be called Mickey Mouse Village (“Walt”), is opened (Gitlin 99). As the years go by, Walt Disney, his brother and company still grow in their success from Disneyland and their own works.

He is Theodore Geisel, an amazing american author who has influenced our world. Better known as Dr.Seuss, Geisel has created and had over fifty of his books published. Notable for his witty rhymes, and playful words, he has established an elaborate form of writing that has captured many readers. Born on March 2, 1904, Geisel started his life in Springfield, Massachusetts. With Theodor Robert Geisel, and Henrietta Seuss Geisel as his parents, he prospered as a child.

In the past decade, The Walt Disney Corporation has dominated the entertainment industry and has purchased popular and recognizable properties in the entertainment business (“Mouse-Opoly”). Disney has a great understanding of what the audience wants before they even dream of it themselves. However, with Disney’s recent purchases consumers have become concerned that Disney is monopolizing the entertainment industry. Before continuing it is important understand the definition of monopoly that I am using to make my claim. According to Merriam-Webster, a monopoly is corporation that has “complete control of the entire supply of goods or services in a certain area of market” (“Mouse-Opoly”).

Walt wins honorary academy award, full sized oscar, and seven miniatures for Snow white and the Seven Dwarves. He also releases the films Pinocchio and Fantasia. Fantasia was released with fantasound. Fantasound is a multiple-speaker system. A film called Seal Island released and it won an academy award.

Steven Spielberg: An Altruistic Filmmaker “ You shouldn’t dream your film, you should make it” -Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg has done many things to improve the world today and has given back more than just enjoyment to people, he has given in many donations. Steven Spielberg always followed his dreams as a child and look at how much success it has given him today.

Managing Conflict Mergers and acquisitions are frequent in today’s business environment. In fact, most leading organizations have at some point acquired competitors. For instance, Walt Disney purchased Pixar for $7.4 billion in 2006 (Monica, 2006). In the beginning, Disney and Pixar worked together prior to the merger in 2006 on many projects such as Toy Story, in 1991.

In 1870, John Rockefeller made his own standard oil company and refinery near Cleveland, Ohio. John moved to Cleveland at the age of 14. In 1865, John borrowed money to buy out some of his partners and take control of the refinery, which had become the largest in Cleveland. Over the next

During the 1860’s to the 1900’s big innovations where discovered. This period of time increased America’s economy and made life easier. Mr. John D. Rockefeller was one of the many men who contributed to this incredible change. This man’s vision and ambition toward success/greatness “revolutionized the petroleum industry and provided a model for other consumer-goods industries” (pg 388). Other men followed his steps and made big businesses just like Rockefeller’s.

In the gilded age of 1890’s and the early twentieth century. Four men had a negative and positive impact on the twenty-first century. John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P Morgan, and Cornelius vanderbilt were called robber barons. Robber barons were people who took over the economy by doing anything possible to take over. They did things like monopolizing railroads, banking industry , oil, and steel industries.

This investigation will scrutinize the question: To what extent did antitrust laws affect John D. Rockefeller’s company- Standard Oil? To analyze the effectiveness of the antitrust laws, the investigation will focus on the government policies and execution of said policies during the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (1870-1920). The first source is a cartoon drawn by Horace Taylor for the September 25, 1899 issue of The Verdict named “What a Funny Little Government”. By 1890, Standard Oil dominated 90 percent of the oil industry, thus the publication date strengthens the value of the cartoon itself, since the close proximity enables for the cartoon to capture the perception of the cartoonist as well as the general public.

How Did John D. Rockefeller Affect America? What do you think it would take to make our imprint on America? To end up in the history books, being studied by the the generations after, and then the generations after and so on. Just as John D. Rockefeller had done, because almost everything you do would not have been possible without his big business ways and his discoveries.