1. History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals Industrialization Key Terms The Age of Innovation and Industry: The rise of corporations, heavy industry, mechanized farming and technological innovations transformed the American economy from an agrarian to an increasingly urban industrial society.

2. Engagement Chinese Fortune Cookie! Homemade Homemade vs IndustrializedIndustrialized

3. Capitalism/Capitalist Definition: –An economic system in which factories, and other means of production are privately owned rather than government controlled.

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5. Heavy Industry New innovations like the Bessemer process allowed the steel industry to explode!

6. The Bessemer Process A method of converting iron to steel patented by Henry Bessemer Involved blowing air through molten iron which removed it’s impurities This made steel harder, stronger, and lighter than iron making it more preferred This process also aloud steel to be produced more cheaply and quickly

7. Mechanized Farming From the beginning of America until the IR, the U.S. was an agrarian country using farm animals to do the work.

8. With the onset of the IR, even farming became heavily mechanized.

10. Production Methods? Frederick Taylor: Used scientific methods to analyze the production process Time-and-motion studies Determined the most efficient way to work quickly Thus increasing productivity and profits

11. Industrial Growth Key Factors: Capital – any asset that can be used to produce an income including money, buildings, tools, and/or machinery

12. Industrial Growth Corporations – a company that exists independently from the owners (investors) Corporations would become known as “Big Business” Unlike traditional businesses, big businesses were reasonable to their investors and driven by profit

13. Reducing Competition Monopoly – Company that completely dominates a particular industry (Standard Oil) Trusts – Set of companies managed by a small group to prevent them from competing with one another

15. Horizontal Integration Definition: –A corporate expansion strategy. –Involves joining together as many firms from the same industry as possible. John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil

16. Vertical Integration Definition: –Corporate expansion strategy –Control of each step in the production and distribution of a product. Acquiring raw materials to manufacturing, packaging, and shipping.

17. Laissez-Faire Definition: –The idea that the free market, through supply and demand, will regulate itself if government does not interfere.

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22. Captains of Industry (Entrepreneurs) How did the captains of industry create and maintain control of United States industry?

23. What is a Captain of Industry?! A business leader whose way of achieving personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way. This can be through: Increasing Production Providing Jobs Philanthropy

24. Someone who makes large charitable donations ($$) to improve the well-being of others. What is a Philanthropist?! This is often to: Hospitals/ Medicine Schools/ Universities Libraries

25. A business man who dominated their industry and made huge fortunes through unfair business practices. What is a Robber Baron?! This was done by: Eliminating smaller/weaker businesses Holding all of the power in their company Sometimes used illegal business practices

26. Andrew Carnegie: Controlled the steel Industry Brought the Bessemer Process from England -Made it easy and cheap to make large amounts of steel by refining iron. -Steel production increased 500 times 1867-1900

27. Andrew Carnegie: Used vertical integration to be successful. Vertical Integration = Owning all aspects of production for a certain product. As a result the owner makes all the profit (money) Was a Philanthropist who gave money to libraries.

28. John D. Rockefeller Owned the Standard Oil Trust Had a reputation as a Robber Baron

29. John D. Rockefeller Tried to control all businesses in the oil industry Gave away more than $500 million during his lifetime

30. Cornelius Vanderbilt Built a huge railroad empire through ruthless business tactics, Had a reputation as a robber baron

31. Cornelius Vanderbilt Left $1 million to Vanderbilt University after his death. He is the 2 nd wealthiest person in U.S. History

32. Wealthiest in US History 1. John Rockefeller - $253 Billion 2. Cornelius Vanderbilt - $205 Billion 3. John Jacob Astor - $138 Billion 4. Stephen Girard - $120 Billion 5. Richard Mellon - $103 Billion 6. Andrew Carnegie – 101 Billion 12. Bill Gates - $74 Billion 13. Henry Ford – $67.2 Billion 14. Warren Buffett - $63.8 Billion