After the end of the American Civil War, there was a long period of republican dominated politics. These republican politicians heavily favored industry, and as a result the United States quickly became an industrial powerhouse in the world. Many entrepreneurs, some of which include John Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt, staked their claim in American industry and shaped the post-war nation. The growth of American industry led to major shifts in the structure of American economics, disagreements over the role of the American government, and changes in American lifestyle. The growth of big business resulted in major shifts in the structure of American economics. The United States’ economy began to focus solely on industrialization, …show more content…
In document 2, George E. McNeill explains that railroads are one industry that has single-handedly taken control of the government, because of the necessity of railroads, presidents of railroad companies can demand anything they want and it will be given because of the dire need for railroads. He states that the railroad companies have the government and the people under their control. Many companies followed this tactic, and because of their monopolies, they gained an incredible amount of power in the government. However, there were new measures put in place to prevent monopolies, limit power of industries, and reduce government corruption. Document 3 highlights this problem, showing congress in session, while the elected members of congress are diligently working, yet they are tiny, and major corporations were at the back doing nothing, yet they were huge and powerful. This image was a very common cartoon in the late 1800’s to call out the corruption of the government. The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was an attempt to preserve economic competitiveness and limit companies' abilities to corrupt the government. Americans believed that the government should be controlled by the people, like a democratic republic needs to be, and not in the hands of big corporations. Document 5 emphasizes this idea, claiming that government should be in the hands of the people, and that the people, if given power, can right the wrongs made by corrupt government officials, and with the people in charge, injustice, oppression, and poverty would cease. Political unrest was common in this time, and though big business controlled the government, the people sought change, and believed they could make a
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries industrialization was a big thing in Japan. This industrialization had economic, political and social effects on Japan. According to document 1, “The Constitution of the Empire of Japan: The Meiji Constitution (1890-1947)one political change was a written constitution was formed. In 1868 this constitution was created to show how Japan is a capable of deserving respect while keeping their own power.
Rockefeller was the founder of Standard Oil, and helped revolutionize the gas and oil industry while Henry Ford revolutionized the factory setting and the assembly line. While JP Morgan was primarily a businessman, he revolutionized the basic business, and became a huge supporting cast for the railroad industry. Finally, Andrew Carnegie innovated the steel production industry, and made steel production and transportation thrive throughout the country. The individuals mentioned above are only a fraction of the many different people that thrived and helped develop America during the Gilded Age”. These famous, or infamous industrialization tycoons thrived during the late 19th century, and created many of the businesses and operations that we know
From the year of 1860 to 1900, eight out of ten presidents were republican [doc 4]. At the time, the republican platform believed in enacting policies that would encourage the development of industry [doc 3]. The beliefs and power held by the Republican Party at the time is likely why the amount of railroads increased substantially, going from under forty thousand miles to nearly two hundred thousand miles in less than forty years [doc 2]. Railroads were the driving force behind the industrialization of the country; they provided relatively inexpensive, quick transport for raw materials, livestock, people, and foodstuff. Railroads made life in the United States much more convenient, and the public demand for them was so high that the federal government was willing to offer money and land to have them built.
Moreover in Document C, Prairie Farmer, on July 14, 1877 states, “Our western brothers have accomplished one great good by their war upon the railroads. Some time ago they carried a law through the Illinois legislature, which provides for the limiting of freight rates by a board of officials appointed for this purpose. The railroads, of course, opposed this measure, and it was carried to the United States Supreme Court to test its constitutionality, resulting in a complete victory for the Patrons. Illinois is the only state in the country to have such laws.” This Prairie Farmer exercised the impact of how transportation discredited and underpaid the costs of the freight rates, he expressed his disbelief and opposition of the railroad advancement operation influencing farming systems by the officials changing the workers interests to pay an expensive price for the railroads service to ship around.
The American Industrialization was in the late 1800’s making many things to improve the economy. The American Industrialization was caused by multiple factors, some of the factors included a growing population, a willing work force, high tariffs, among many more. These effects made people willing to work at lower wages so they can get jobs and buy American made goods. There were many outcomes of the Industrial Revolution, both positive, like improving people's lives, and negative effects, like exploitation of workers. The positive effects of American Industrialization is how it make work cheaper, employed thousands of workers, and improving people’s lives.
Industrialization started during the Gilded Age, the Gilded Age was a time of massive amounts of wealth for the politicians, they mostly were corrupt and ineffective, and many of these people were John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and many others. These people were called robber barons; they had lots of money by having too much control in the US. Rockefeller owned the Standard Oil Company; he had 90% control of the world. Andrew Carnegie in document 18-4 states, “The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth…poor and restricted are our opportunities in this life.” Carnegie demonstrates that most of the people living in this age were having bad conditions of life.
The nineteenth century brought enormous growth in the American economy. Technology and industrialization fueled the growth. The growth was in agriculture, banking finance and military. These transformations were after the Civil War. The Republicans believed manufacturing products and marketing them overseas could create jobs and prosperity in the United States.
Corruption was one large factor, where business leaders and government officials alike used methods for financial gains, leaving marks on the economy. Foreign policy put in place by the government also had effects on the economy, tariffs made consumers inclined to buy American goods and unlimited immigration allowed for cheap labor for large businesses. The government’s use of land grants to support the creation of a transcontinental railroad is one of the most visible and easy to recognize actions where the government stepped in to aid post-Civil War industrialism. Response to labor strikes by the government at the time also pointed to a pattern of siding with that of large businesses, whereas a true laissez-faire would have the government not involve itself at all. Likewise, laws were passed that, despite their original purposes, directly aided big corporations.
Industrialization and Industrialists had many important impacts on America. The era of industrialization known as the " Gilded Age" opened up many new doors for the American people. The industrialist Andrew Carnegie had one of the biggest impacts on America by far. Carnegie was responsible for the production of steel.
The reason for companies wanting to dip their toes into the waters of politics was that if they could control the ability to write and pass new laws, they would be able to expand their capital and grow their business through new laws and legislature. One example of the overwhelming governmental power that a corporation can hold is that of the “third house” of the Pennsylvannian government, which was comprised of railroad representatives in Pennsylvania. It was said that these non-elected railroad heads commanded just as much power as the genuinely elected officials. Another way that companies would gain power in the political sector was by holding their own elections that they had rigged in their own favor. Another form of corruption in the government at this time was not actually orchestrated by companies from the outside, but perpetrated by law makers on the inside.
It transformed the United States from a debtor nation into the world’s largest lender in a few years. Looking back, the development of the U.S. after the Civil War was inevitable, but the course that it took to get there was not. The Captains of Industry revolutionized their chosen industry and created an economically strong nation that was capable of meeting the challenges of the next century. Were it not for these men, history would have turned out very different for the United
The growing of large businesses in size, number, and influenced changed the United States severely. The economy was greatly relieved but the politicians were corrupted and the people very unhappy. The businesses were smart in using the reduction and increasing of prices to link all the businesses but taking advantage of the people by silencing them and increasing their labor hours really hurt them. It also did not help that the politicians that were corrupted made bad decisions for money and no the
The US was recovering from its civil war and the ideas of a big company/industries were being developed. I believe that after the civil war, people were interested in owning a business and making a lot of money. According to ushistory.org, “In 1790, Samuel Slater built the first factory in America, based on the secrets of textile manufacturing he brought from England. He built a cotton-spinning mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, soon run by water-power. Over the next decade textiles was the dominant industry in the country, with hundreds of companies created.”
The transcontinental railroads opened the doors to both political and financial corruption (White, 23). Those in the railroad business both had and looked for friends in high places. They effectively looked for ways to influence the interest and nominations of legislature and congress decisions. Of course to keep the best of their interests safe, friends of the railroad industries quietly influencing the decision within committees of Congress. Those within railroad politics concerned themselves with regulations and subsidies.
Industry Analysis: Youth Development and Afterschool Programs Youth development, often referred to as positive youth development, is the combination of positive experiences, positive relationships, and positive environments. Youth development aims to engage children and adolescents in positive aspects of their communities, schools, etc. in order to help foster positive relationships, experiences, and environments (“Positive Youth Development,” 2014). However, youth development is a very broad term. It can be applied to programs within schools, after-school programs, community programs, recreational sports programs, summer camps, families, peer organizations, religious youth groups, etc.