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The Incorporation of America Pt. 3

The Incorporation of America Pt. 3. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY with additional slides and text by Bob Daugherty. ROBBER BARONS or CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY?. The ‘Robber Barons’ of the Past. The Protectors of Our Industries. The ‘Bosses’ of the Senate.

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The Incorporation of America Pt. 3

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  1. The Incorporation of America Pt. 3 By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY with additional slides and text by Bob Daugherty

  2. ROBBER BARONSorCAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY?

  3. The ‘Robber Barons’ of the Past

  4. The Protectors of Our Industries

  5. The ‘Bosses’ of the Senate • Before the 17th Amendment the US Senate was picked by the state legislatures • Many of these legislatures were controlled by the wealthy • The Senate was known as the “Millionaire’s Club”

  6. Modern ‘Robber Barons’??

  7. Iron & Steel Production

  8. U. S. Corporate Mergers

  9. Wall Street – 1867 & 1900 And Today!

  10. The Reorganization of Work The Assembly Line

  11. The Reorganization of Work Frederick W. Taylor The Principles of Scientific Management (1911) Gilbreth Family Cheaper By the Dozen

  12. CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S “Modern Times” (1936)

  13. % of Billionaires in 1900

  14. % of Billionaires in 1918

  15. Regulating the Trusts 1877 Munn. v. ILallowed states to regulate certain businesses within their borders, including railroads, and is commonly regarded as a milestone in the growth of federal government regulation 1886 Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railroad Company v. IL Severely limited the rights of states to control interstate commerce. It led to the creation of 1887  Interstate Commerce Commission First Federal government attempt to regulate business 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act • Banned any combination that “restrained trade” 1895 US v. E. C. Knight Co. sugar case in which the Court severely limited government’s ability to regulate trusts

  16. Relative Share of World Manufacturing

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