1. Big Business Primary Source Analysis
3 – “The Bosses of the Senate”
What stands out to you about this cartoon? What do the different men represent?
What message is the cartoonist trying to convey?
1 – “The Protectors of Our Industries”
What stands out to you about this cartoon? What is going on in this cartoon? What message is the cartoonist trying to convey?
4 – Social Darwinism
What argument is Rockefeller trying to make with his statement? What are the main arguments being made by the “survival of the fittest” Social Darwinism philosophy?
2 – Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company
What stands out to you about these cartoons? What things does it appear Standard Oil is grasping? What message is the cartoonist trying to convey?
5 – Andrew Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth”
What are some of the “duties” of the wealthy, according to Carnegie? What do you find interesting about Carnegie’s statement? What message is the cartoonist trying to convey?