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1 Industrialization of America The Men Who Built America

2 John D. Rockefeller Standard Oil Company Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Steele Company

3 The Men Who Built America John D. Rockefeller Standard Oil Company Background Information 3 rd Richest person who has ever lived. Controlled 90% of the oil industry during his lifetime in North America. Discovered ways to control an entire industry and find profits at every turn. Biography Video

4 The Men Who Built America Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Steele Company 4 th Richest person who has ever lived. Scottish immigrant, came to the U.S. at age 12. Starts working at very early age, impresses people with work ethic and skills. Starts career in railroad industry, which eventually leads to a career in iron & finally his discovery of how profitable steel could be. Biography Background Information

5 Impact on Workers Unprecedented Growth  New Work Conditions – Long work days (12 hour days, 6 days a week) Greed vs. Corporate Competition? Too much power to the worker or valid points? Homestead Strike


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