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Chapter 19: 19.1: The Incorporation of America

Chapter 19: 19.1: The Incorporation of America. “The meatpacking houses were a model of monopoly capitalism with huge, specialized factories that polluted the Chicago River and air.”. A. The Rise of Industry. 1. Four main factors which contributed to the success of industrialization

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Chapter 19: 19.1: The Incorporation of America

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  1. Chapter 19: 19.1: The Incorporation of America “The meatpacking houses were a model of monopoly capitalism with huge, specialized factories that polluted the Chicago River and air.”

  2. A. The Rise of Industry 1. Four main factors which contributed to the success of industrialization a. Natural resources b. A large population to support market for new products; workforce c. Explosion of inventions d. Free Enterprise

  3. 2. Revolution in technology and transportation Alexander Bell Thomas Edison – Menlo Park; replaces steam Henry Ford Wright Brothers RR By 1900: 1st in manufactured goods; 1/3 of all goods in the world A. The Rise of Industry

  4. Meachanization = increased productivity assembly lines and mass production = effieciency Hierarchy of workers B. Mechanization = 2nd Industrial Revolution

  5. Ayer and Son (1869) Advertising agency Pictures included not just print Growth of department stores – Marshall Fields Chain stores – i.e Woolworths Sears and Montgomery Wards catalog = growth of postal services C. Expanding Markets: Selling the Product

  6. 1. Vertical integration Buy out all of your suppliers Control quality and costs 2. Horizontal consolidation Merging of companies with similar products “Man of Steel” A. Carnegie “Slick Rick” J.D. Rockefeller D. “Winning” Strategies for Monopolies

  7. 3. Sherman-Antitrust Act • An act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies. • Supposed to check monopolies and stop big businesses from forming • Used against union instead

  8. E. The Gospel of Wealth • Personal wealth is God’s reward for hard work • Carnegie’s Philosophy: use it philanthropically - make as much money as you can so that you can give it away

  9. F. Robber Barons or Captains of Industry? • Business men who participated in questionable business practices gaining huge personal wealth Carnegie Rockefeller JP Morgan Jay Gould

  10. G . Business and Social Darwinism “Survival of the Fittest”

  11. Emphasized the individual work ethic “Rags to Riches” Good virtue Hard work will pay off H. Horatio Alger

  12. 19.2: Labor in the Age of Big Business(union game) Unions represented the most significant and lasting response of workers to the rise of big business and consolidation or corporate power

  13. A. The Wage System • Relationships among workers and employers change; worker to worker • Machines and women replaced male workers • New employment opportunities for women; blk and wht • “minority” males have it the worse • Hazardous and poor working conditions

  14. Skilled and unskilled Zero race or gender bias No child labor Graduated income tax Equal pay for all Terence Powderly B. The Knights of Labor

  15. 1. Haymarket Riot Protesters assembly re: recent police violence End with more police violence and 7 dead Union labeled trouble due to anarchist supporting them = political radicalism C. Downfall of the Knights of Labor

  16. Better conditions, hrs, wages = “pure and simple unionism” Skilled workers No blks or immigrants Women s/b @ home Samuel Gompers D. American Federation of Labor

  17. 19.3: The New South Economic start slow due to needed capital, still agricultural and slavery’s legacy

  18. Northern investors need to help build economy Major industries dealt with raw materials other than textiles A. Economically Speaking

  19. 1/3 pop AA Unskilled Segregated Unions forced out $0.12 Children convicts B. Southern Labor

  20. 19.4: The Industrial City The Long, Long Journey

  21. 1-3 weeks voyage Dirty, uncomfortable conditions,no fresh air Stayed in steerage The Journey Over

  22. Ellis Island

  23. Great Hall

  24. Inspection Lines

  25. Medical & Mental Exams*

  26. A. Populating the City Ethnic Enclaves

  27. Ellis Island (East) B/4 1890, most came from N. and W. Europe “old immigrants” After 1890, most came from E. and S. Europe “new immigrants” 4. Process 5 hr. process Health & mental exams Literacy test, healthy, $25 (must haves) 5. 2% did not pass B. Immigrants Arrive

  28. C. Moving Out of the City

  29. Chicago the first w/ Home Ins. Building, 1885 Chicago’s own Louis Sullivan, architect D. Changing Cities

  30. 19.5: The Rise of Consumer Economy

  31. The Gilded Age: Era when society was perceived as doing well but the reality was corruption, poverty, crime, and a huge gap between the rich and poor.

  32. A. Conspicuous Consumption

  33. Defined “areas” work and gender based Exercise Increased leisure time Self-improvement via culture B. The New Middle Class

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