How Did John Rockefeller Influence

Rockefeller: The Captain of Industry that has helped our country thrive “The best philanthropy” he wrote, is constantly in search of finalities- a search for a cause an attempt to cure evils at their source” - John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller was the richest man of his time but, used his wealth to improve our country. Rockefeller entered the fledgling Oil industry in 1863, by investing in a factory in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1870 Rockefeller established the Standard Oil Company. With the establishment of the oil company Rockefeller controlled 90% of the oil business in America by 1880.

President Mckinley did many great things while in office. He was also liked by many and won his reelection easily. In the text Assassinated by an Anarchist it says that McKinley was called “the most popular chief executive since Abraham Lincoln…” This shows that the people liked McKinley and that he did good things while in office because he was compared with the highly acclaimed President Abraham Lincoln. One of the great things he did is win the Spanish-American war of 1898.

John Davison Rockefeller: From Rags to Riches “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great”, John D. Rockefeller. John D. Rockefeller accomplished more than anyone of his era could. Rockefeller began his life at the bottom, but rose to the top of the social and economic later later in his life. He pioneered the idea of the now illegal monopoly, and the American business model. Although Rockefeller is particularly remembered for his ruthless tactics in his oil monopoly, he contributed an immense fortune to various charity foundations.

The timeline of Jackson’s life and accomplishments was fascinating. He showed his effectiveness and set his outstanding reputation decades before becoming the president for his first term in 1828 at the age of 61. Andrew Jackson was known for being the national war hero for the various victories that he brought to the United States. With Andrew Jackson’s leadership, the U.S. Army defeated British in the War of 1812.

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.

Well this great invention has changed people’s life completely. The great American scientist Thomas Alva Edison is the one who changed the history of inventions. No body disagree that he was one of the most amazing inventors ever. In fact, he is the one who enlightened the whole world.

Culturally, he was seen as an icon and decorated general of the United States army, not just the president of the united states. What he did during the revolutionary war, from crossing the Delaware (twice, might I add), Smallpox Inoculation program to keeping the Military from complete and utter collapse prior to the decisive victory at Yorktown. Part 4: Around the same time, Ben Franklin was making massive moves, he was seen as a practical genius, engineer, and inventor.

Edison was known world-wide as the wizard of Menlo Park, The Father of the electric age, and the greatest inventor to ever live. Also that when WWII broke out, he was asked to invent defencive weapons for submarines, and war ships. He also innovated things by using rubber, concrete, and ethanol. In 1887, Edison opened the first building committed only to research and development in New Jersey.

He has done and tried both good and bad for the U.S.A... The good, he has improved the economy with his experiences with business, he has tried to fix Obama Care, though it failed. The bad, his views of most things hasn’t helped his case nor did his “loudmouth” with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, both have made threats toward each other. Donald Trump hasn’t made any actual moves because the moment he does that North Korea’s ally China would be deemed an associate orally and both would go to war plunging all of the 3 countries into a nuclear war, the U.S. would ultimately win because of its allies also have great power. The main reason some have many complaints toward

During his time, slavery was a part of their government, and it supported a large part of the financial business. Jefferson would now see our country as inefficient and possibly losing money because of our non-slave state. However, it is clearly stated in the D.O.I. that all men are created equal, as confirmed by William Lloyd Garrison, “Fifty-three years ago the Fourth of July was a proud day for our country. It clearly and accurately defined the rights of man;” Garrison is correct, the D.O.I. directly stated that all men are created equal, and although Jefferson may have criticism on this topic, it was the correct action to

Warren G Harding was a man most historians revile. He is known for the “Ohio Gang”, a group of his friends that he put into power in the United States government, simply because they were his friends. This was probably not the best idea, as one of his friends leased government land to oil barons for a huge sum of money. Jess Smith, another friend of his was bootlegging, which meant that he was smuggling Alcohol while the prohibition act was in full swing, as well as “influence peddling, and other nefarious activities” (Anthony 1). Harding also was somewhat of a ladies’ man, and the fact that he was married did not slow him down one bit.

Forbes released an article stating that Amado Carrillo had a net worth of twenty five billion dollars. Some say that this money was not beneficial in any way to Mexico, but others can prove them wrong. According to a Washington post article by John Ward Anderson titled: After Death, Kingpin’s life is An Open Book, Carrillo Fuentes behaved more like a businessman than a drug trafficker. He controlled his business very well and used his money to his advantage. He needed protection from the government so he would use his money to bribe officials.

This essay disagrees with the statement ‘Terror, and terror alone, explains Saddam Hussein’s success in holding on to power’ and will argue that it was actually a combination of factors, including: his development of infrastructure and the economy; his indoctrination and cult of personality and his use of terror and force. Although, some may argue that terror was not at all responsible and in fact he held on to power because of the good work he did for the country. Others may argue that his use of terror was the only reason why he held on to power because people were afraid to go against his beliefs. However, evidence suggests that his use of terror was not wholly responsible and in fact, it was due to a combination of reasons; as civilians

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.

Vanderbilt and Rockefeller both transformed the country. Both men had huge impacts on the country and how they transformed the industry of America. Vanderbilt started his business at the age of 16 where he bought his first ferry with a loan of 100 dollars he was a hard and smart businessman \which made him 40 years later have the largest shipping company in the world. Seeing that railroads were being built and knowing they were gonna change how goods will be shipped forever he sold all his ships and invested everything into the railroad business. Which payed off then tragedy struck him when his favorite and smartest son died in the civil war.