Essays Tagged: "Andrew Carnegie"

Corporate Development During the Industrial Revolution in the US

The Standard Oil Company founded by John D. Rockefeller and the U.S. Steel Company founded by Andrew Carnegie. The Standard Oil Company and U.S. Steel Company were made successful in different w ... petetors because they had to pay the competitors they went through to get the raw materials. Unlike Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller integrated his oil business from top to bottom, his distinctive ...

(2 pages) 100 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

A historical criticism of Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie is a legend in industry. He was He was born in Scotland in 1835. He came to America ... rvant and founder of the hull house, Jane Adams.Despite all his good, there are certain things that Andrew Carnegie did that are inexcusable. The working conditions in his factories were atrocious. In ... ctices kept down many of the same people he was supposedly helping to achieve.BIBLIOGRAPHYCarnegie, Andrew. Wealth.Endgame.com Primer history.Lynch, Frederick. Personal Recollections of Andrew Carnegi ...

(4 pages) 91 0 2.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Law and Regulation, The Apitome of American Capitalism? The Emergance of Wall Street and New York as an International Financial Icon 1900-2002. Steele's novel "The Great Game"

ers were the primary losers. Men such as Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Jim Fisk, Daniel Drew and Andrew Carnegie were all guilty of taking advantage of the system and were eventually nicknamed "rob ...

(7 pages) 92 0 3.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Karl Marx and Andrew Carnegie concerning their ideologies on class tensions.

s the fiercer the competition between them. Two highly esteemed and different people, Karl Marx and Andrew Carnegie, developed their own ideologies to resolve and ease class tension, that is, whether ... ompetitive society is rather useful.Another perspective comes from one of the great industrialists, Andrew Carnegie, who attempted to explain and give reasons for the difference within the classes in ...

(7 pages) 77 0 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

The Jungle, Upton Sinclair, describe hardships endured by Jurgis and the causes behind them

Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle in response to Andrew Carnegie's claim that "while capitalism may be hard for the individual it is best for the rac ... n to starve and freeze?" (Sinclair, 160) The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, was written as a counter to Andrew Carnegie's Wealth. The Jungle portrays the capitalist system in America as corrupt and evil. ...

(3 pages) 61 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Causes and Effects of the Homestead Strike

world.The Carnegie Steel Company was a successful factory, which employed many hundred of workers. Andrew Carnegie, who was the owner of the company, wanted a large successful business, which he had ... 6, it quickly became the largest union with some 24,000 workers (Ciment p. 33). The union prevented Andrew Carnegie from lowering cost and wages.By 1900, Carnegie's steel was cheap. Suddenly bridges a ...

(7 pages) 78 1 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

A comparison between Booker T. Washington (19th century) and Martin Luther King Jr.(20th century).

presidential political appointments of African-Americans were cleared through him. He was funded by Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, dined at the White House with Theodore Roosevelt and family ...

(21 pages) 155 0 3.4 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Essay about American Industrialization About a page long

producing low priced goods, and still making a profit for stockholders. Steel making entrepreneur, Andrew Carnegie, had donated much of his wealth to the building of public libraries and other charit ...

(1 pages) 59 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Business Strategies

in the economy, like natural selection, would ensure survival of the fittest. An example of this is Andrew Carnegie's take over of the steel industry. He bought out all his suppliers, the coal and iro ...

(1 pages) 95 0 3.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Andrew Carnegie and his life

Lance BrumfieldMs. DeckAmerican History7th periodAndrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835. He was the son of a weaver and a radica ...

(4 pages) 76 0 4.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Robber Baron or Industrial statesmen To what extent is it justified to characterize the industrial leaders of the 1865- 1900 era as either "robber barons" or "industrial statesmen"?

re. They pondered the tactics of great leaders such as John D. Rockefeller, J. Pierpont Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie. The morals of these businessmen and their strategies were the leading topic of disc ... before he died in 1937. This may seem like a very generous man, but in the opinions of historians, Andrew Carnegie and Rockefeller used these donations to improve their image and to have their names ...

(4 pages) 141 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Entrepreneurs in American History

eurs made enormous profits. Two major entrepreneurs of American history are John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. The Standard Oil Company founded by John D. Rockefeller and the U.S. Steel Company ... etitors, because they had to pay the competitors they went through to get the raw materials. Unlike Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller integrated his oil business from top to bottom; his distinctive ...

(3 pages) 67 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie Essay written by aliciareagan@neo.tamu.edu A man of Scotland, a distinguished citize ... tizen of the United States, and a philanthropist devoted to the betterment of the world around him, Andrew Carnegie became famous at the turn of the twentieth century and became a real life rags to ri ... y and became a real life rags to riches story. Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, on November 25, 1835, Andrew Carnegie entered the world in poverty. The son of a hand weaver, Carnegie received his only f ...

(5 pages) 75 0 1.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

The progressive party moderated the backlash of the workers' socialist movement and prevented fall of the American capitalist system.

ressive party."God gave me my money," averred John D. Rockefeller. Men such as John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie controlled the American economy at the turn of the century through large monopolies. ...

(3 pages) 43 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Actions and contributions of Andrew Carnegie and Upton Sinclair

actions and contributions of certain individuals have had an enormous impact upon American society. Andrew Carnegie, Upton Sinclair and are a few individuals that had a profound affect on the past and ... rasting views toward the wealth that was created in the United States. Among these individuals were Andrew Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie, the steel king, created the capitalistic tactic of vertical integr ...

(2 pages) 29 0 5.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

"The second Industrial revolution and historic happenings of that time"(Includes the idea of laissez fairieism and the New Deal)

The poor remained poor while the rich flourished. Examples of this are with John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. Rockefeller and Carnegie both owned monopolies and contributed to the economic chan ... lar, they were excited to steer away from Gould. "If Jay Gould was the man Americans loved to hate, Andrew Carnegie was one of America's heroes. The infamy of the one man and the popularity of the oth ...

(10 pages) 83 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

Compare and Contrast the Attitudes of Andrew Carnegie, Eugene V. Debs and Booker T. Washington Towards the New Wealth Created in America During the Late Nineteenth Century - Bibliography Included!

eveloped contrasting attitudes and views on this newly created wealth. Among these individuals were Andrew Carnegie, Eugene V. Debs, and Booker T. Washington. Seemingly similar people, and yet they we ... ll believed that this huge, new wealth should be redistributed back into society's most needy areas.Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was one of the most famous American philanthropists and industrialists ( ...

(6 pages) 100 1 4.3 Feb/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

Captain of Industry or Robber Baron

nown as the Industrial Revolution. Two prominent names in big business were John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. There is no doubt that these people left their mark on business and on history. How ... l Education Board which helped to establish many high schools (http://voteview.uh.edu/entrejdr.htm).Andrew Carnegie came from humble beginnings in Scotland. The development of the Bessemer process con ...

(3 pages) 41 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

DBQ on Captains of Industry during American Industrial Revolution

biggest leaps in the industrial movement of America. The industrial revolution's leaders, including Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and more, provided the nation with much needed inventions and ... flooded urban areas in the hopes of finding employment. The railroad industries captained mainly by Andrew Carnegie and Cornelius Vanderbilt welcomed these immigrants with thousands of job openings. T ...

(3 pages) 36 0 3.7 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie's attack on their given titles of "Robber Barons".

Despite the fact that many had viewed John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie as "Tycoons of Industry" or "Robber Barons", these two industrial giants begged to d ... worked together to cheat them out of their money in a time of crisis.Another famous industrialist, Andrew Carnegie argued that capitalists are the benefactors of the world. Carnegie believed that the ... e of such belief, the capitalists would provide a better community for all with their wise judgment.Andrew Carnegie provided a sense of closure for the American people. This is rather interesting beca ...

(2 pages) 39 0 3.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History