John B. Rockefeller: New Factors Of Industrialization

As America began to form, new factors of industrialization helped industrialist generate their fortunes through the use of technology, natural resources, and transportations. Many of the industrialist who were able to use the earth 's resources resulted in generating their fortunes, due to being the first ones to consider the endless possibilities that these materials could have in creating the new America. For instance, new innovations of technology allowed Carnegie, with the help of Henry Bessemer, manufacture a single steel rail from two weeks to 15 min” (Magan, Ruan and Patrick Ream). Carnegie thoughtfulness of utilizing steel in order to build stronger and stabler architectures resulted in many industrialist seeking his service. Due to

Rockefeller was an individual who was able to use all the raw materials to improve Americans lifestyle which therefore led him to become one of the wealthiest industrialist in American history. He was someone who thought in an original way, resulting in new inventions forming because of his innovative ideas and others paying for the use of his technology. Lastly, a man that was the nicknamed “commodore” of transportation, Vanderbilt, noticed the importance of shipment so he spent his life building the steamship industry later turning his focus to railroads (Cornelius Vanderbilt). Industrialist Vanderbilt recognized the significance of transportation, concluding the belief that he could generate fortunes because of the frequent need for shipping supplies, food, and people. All of these men used the factors of industrialization of technology, natural resources, and transportation to build their empires and become wealthy. Many of the individuals were able to look around the world, find a source for their power, and build upon their riches to obtain

According to “The Men who Built America” videos, “America’s growth.. is nothing short of epic. Train tracks link east to west as never before, oil lights homes from coast to coast and steel is remaking the landscape in a way never thought possible”. As a result of these men 's innovations, many of modern day worlds technology branched from the original inventions of those men. Although Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and Carnegie introduced many innovative technology, these men did not build America. Their achievements were not done single handedly, rather often times all the work was done by the workforce who experienced cruelty. These measures taken were in order for industralist’s success. Due to their power and big businesses, they were able to control their workers by fear and intimidation, use bribery, and buy their way out of competitors. The video further describes America as “an age of unprecedented prosperity [due to these advancements that no one could] have imagined even a decade earlier”. While America was a day of growth, the progression could not be done by an individual’s self. The industrialist forced workers to be quick, efficient, and if there was a mistake, punishments were inflicted. These men with the laborers paved the road for America, but without others assistance and the continual push improvement, America would not be what it is now