Andrew Carnegie Millionaire Steel Mill operator. Millionaire Steel Mill operator. Worth 500 million dollars. Worth 500 million dollars. Practiced Practiced.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Captains of Industry American economy ran on oil American economy ran on oil –Steel was its backbone Two Giants Two Giants –John D. Rockefeller – oil –Andrew.
Advertisements

Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?
Robber Barons vs. Captains of Industry
Big Business Emerges Businesses consolidate into big industries or ________________ These are run by businessmen who become very wealthy and become known.
Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was a steel magnate, self-made businessman and millionaire. In 1892 the workers called a strike at his steel plant in Homestead,
An Age of Big Business Chapter 19 Section 3.
The Great Industrialists and their Tactics. Andrew Carnegie  Scottish immigrant-”rags to riches” story  became a giant in the steel industry  1873-
Capitalism: Economic system based on private ownership of property & companies. Goal= profit.
Warm-Up 4/10 If you could be the owner of any type of company, what would it be? Why?
Chapter 19, Section 2 Big Business
Industrialization of America
Robber Baron: a wealthy person who tries to get land, businesses, or more money in a way that is dishonest or wrong.
Big Business vs. The Working Class
Good Morning!! 1.NVC 2.HOT ROC: The “Gilded” Age 3.The Gilded Age: Rise of Big Business Essential Question: Was America’s growth in wealth during the Gilded.
There is no oil left on earth. Therefore, there is no power for electricity. Describe your morning routine getting ready for school without using any electricity.
The Rise of Industrial America Industrial Growth: Causes US has wealth of natural resources Explosion of inventions = better business.
BUSINESS NOTES. Besides improvements in technology and cheap labor, what else was needed to industrialize? shrewd business leaders entrepreneurs to gamble.
The Rise of Big Business
Trusts and Cartels
Big Business and Labor part I terms  Andrew Carnegie  Vertical and horizontal integration  Social Darwinism  John D. Rockefeller  Sherman Anti-trust.
“Robber Barons”, Unions, & Strikes Union = A group joined together for a common goal / purpose.
The Rise of Big Business. Robber Barons Business leaders who built their fortunes by stealing from the public –Drained country of natural resources –Drove.
Morgan, Vanderbilt, and an Engineer from Dearborn: The Gilded Age Honors U.S. History.
Chapter 3 Lesson 3 THE RISE OF BIG BUSINESS Main idea:
Railroads & Big Business
How do the “Robber Barons” make their fortunes?
Big Business Emerges 6, sec. 3.
Creation of Monopolies
{ Unit 7 THE AGE OF BIG BUSINESS.  Larger pools of capital – More $$$ entrepreneurs invested a lot of money or borrowed from investors  Wider geographic.
Coach Duke. Look on page What are the factors of production? 2. Describe each one. 3. What is a stock exchange?
Industry Empires SWBAT: Explain how business leaders increased profits further concentrating their wealth.
14-3: Big Business emerges –What is it? –Andrew Carnegie- Tycoon or Robber Baron?
Robber Barons vs. Captains of Industry
Philanthropists and Robber Barons
Big Business & Labor How do the “Robber Barons” make their fortunes?
THE EMERGENCE OF INDUSTRIAL AMERICA AND LABOR’S RESPONSE THE EMERGENCE OF INDUSTRIAL AMERICA & LABOR’S RESPONSE ( )
Robber Barons and Captains of Industry These are terms to describe the powerful industrialists who established large businesses in the late 1800s.
Industrialization of America “Rags to Riches” “Rags to Riches” The RISE OF BIG BUSINESS.
The Triumph of Industry
Resources/Inventions
Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?
Big Business and Labor.
Industrialization of America
How do the “Robber Barons” make their fortunes?
PHILANTHROPISTS AND ROBBER BARONS
Andrew Carnegie 1899 Carnegie Steel Improved quality and cut costs.
Big Business and Organized Labor
Expansion of Industry.
Economic Growth USH-4.2 & 4.3.
Robber Barons vs. Captains of Industry
How do the “Robber Barons” make their fortunes?
Trusts and Cartels : Examine corporate mergers that produced trusts and cartels and the economic and political policies of industrial leaders.
Age of Big Business Chapter 14 Section 3.
Aim: Should the American tycoons of the late 1800s be remembered as “robber barons” or “captains of industry”?
The Rise of Big Business
The Rise of Big Business
How do the “Robber Barons” make their fortunes?
Ch.6 Sec. 3 Big Business and Labor
Big Business and Labor.
EQ: Should government regulate private industry?
Economic Growth USH-4.2 & 4.3.
The Growth of Big Business
Chapter 19, Section 2 Big Business
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The Rise of Big Business
Big Business: Textbook Ch. 6 sec. 3, Jarrett ch. 5
Robber Barons vs. Captains of Industry
Growth of Big Business As industrial capabilities grew, so did the wealth of some company owners.
Economic Growth USH-4.2 & 4.3.
Presentation transcript:

Andrew Carnegie Millionaire Steel Mill operator. Millionaire Steel Mill operator. Worth 500 million dollars. Worth 500 million dollars. Practiced Practiced Vertical & Horizontal Integration.

HORIZONTAL VS. VERTICAL INTEGRATION

VERTICAL INTEGRATION OWNERSHIP OF A BUSINESS INVOLVED IN EACH STEP OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.. OWNERSHIP OF A BUSINESS INVOLVED IN EACH STEP OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.. PRACTICED BY ANDREW CARNEGIE PRACTICED BY ANDREW CARNEGIE WHAT WAS THE BENEFIT OF VERTICAL INTEGRATION? WHAT WAS THE BENEFIT OF VERTICAL INTEGRATION? RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, AND STEADY AMOUNT OF RAW MATERIALS RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, AND STEADY AMOUNT OF RAW MATERIALS

EACH STEP OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION CHEAP AND RELIABLE FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET RAW MATERIALS TO STEEL MILL CHEAP AND RELIABLE FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET RAW MATERIALS TO STEEL MILL AND DELIVER THE FINISHED PRODUCT TO THE BUYER. AND DELIVER THE FINISHED PRODUCT TO THE BUYER.

HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION OWNERSHIP OF SEVERAL COMPANIES THAT MAKE THE SAME PRODUCT. OWNERSHIP OF SEVERAL COMPANIES THAT MAKE THE SAME PRODUCT. OR EXPANSION OF ONE AREA OF PRODUCTION. OR EXPANSION OF ONE AREA OF PRODUCTION. PRACTICED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, & WASHINGTON DUKE. PRACTICED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, & WASHINGTON DUKE. WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION? WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION? ELIMINATED COMPETITION, ELIMINATED JOBS ELIMINATED COMPETITION, ELIMINATED JOBS

US Standard Oil trust certificate from 1896

SHERMAN ANTI TRUST ACT WHAT WAS IT? WHAT WAS IT? A LAW PASSED IN 1890 TO ELIMINATE MONOPOLIES. A LAW PASSED IN 1890 TO ELIMINATE MONOPOLIES. WHY WERE MONOPOLIES BAD ECONOMIC PRACTICE? WHY WERE MONOPOLIES BAD ECONOMIC PRACTICE?

Homestead Steel strike Homestead Steel strike Description: Strikers at Homestead, Pennsylvania. The Populist platform appealed not only to farmers caught in an economic squeeze; it also addressed the interests of laboring men. A series of strikes in the 1890s made it clear that the government's interests lay with businessmen and industrial leaders rather than the workers. In 1892, Andrew Carnegie and Henry Frick ( ) announced that they were lowering wages at their Homestead Steel plant by 20%. When the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers called a strike, Frick locked out the strikers, who then surrounded the plant. Description: Strikers at Homestead, Pennsylvania. The Populist platform appealed not only to farmers caught in an economic squeeze; it also addressed the interests of laboring men. A series of strikes in the 1890s made it clear that the government's interests lay with businessmen and industrial leaders rather than the workers. In 1892, Andrew Carnegie and Henry Frick ( ) announced that they were lowering wages at their Homestead Steel plant by 20%. When the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers called a strike, Frick locked out the strikers, who then surrounded the plant.

VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION BOTH TYPES OF INTEGRATION ARE CONSIDERED MONOPOLIES. BOTH TYPES OF INTEGRATION ARE CONSIDERED MONOPOLIES. WHICH WOULD MAKE YOU THE MOST MONEY & WHY? WHICH WOULD MAKE YOU THE MOST MONEY & WHY? MANY INDUSTRIALIST WERE REFERRED TO AS ROBBER BARONS FOR THEIR RUTHLESS TATIC IN BUSINESS. MANY INDUSTRIALIST WERE REFERRED TO AS ROBBER BARONS FOR THEIR RUTHLESS TATIC IN BUSINESS.

ANDREW CARNEGIE’S Gospel of Wealth The wealthy should donate their money to worthy causes. The wealthy should donate their money to worthy causes.