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= = Unit I Work

__Inventions 1868-1898__

Inventions Timeline

Create a paragraph that includes 3 developments: 1 Transportation, 1 Daily Life, and 1 Communication - what was it, when was it, and how did it change peoples' lives? Add a picture for each... Example: In 1869 the transcontinental railroad was finished. It connected the country by railroad for the first time. This led to more travel and more trade.

10 Other Inventions from the 2nd IR:
 * Air Brake - 1868

Two important inventors: Alexander Graham Bell & Thomas Edison

Bell - invented the telephone - people now able to talk with others at far distances - increases communication opportunities and speed. Edison - invented the lightbulb - people can now see in the dark without having to use candles or lanterns.

These inventors and their inventions were part of the 2nd Industrial Revolution. This was a time period when...1870-1920...changes in business and manufacturing, changes in transportation, communication and their effects on daily life.

CHANGE...TECHNOLOGY...DEVELOPMENT....PROGRESS

Industrial =related to manufacturing and business Revolution = Change

__Businessmen of the 2nd IR__
Wealthiest Americans
 * 1) Rockefeller - Oil - took over other companies by some pretty tough tactics - ex. buying up all of the barrels so his competitors couldnt ship their oil, making secret deals with the RR companies, etc. Wound up controlling 90% of the world's oil when he was just 40 years old
 * 2) Vanderbilt - RRs
 * 3) Carnegie - Steel
 * 4) Stewart - Dept stores
 * 5) Weyerhaeuser - Lumber
 * 6) Gould - RRs, Investments, Opera
 * 7) Field - Real Estate & Dept Stores
 * 8) Ford - Cars
 * 9) Mellon Brothers - Banking & Investments
 * 10) Fair - Mining & Real Estate
 * 11) Weightman - Drugs (pharmaceuticals)
 * 12) Taylor - Banking & Investments
 * 13) Sage - Investments
 * 14) Blair - Coal, Iron & RRs
 * 15) Harriman - Investments & RRs
 * 16) Rogers - Oil, Banks, RRs
 * 17) Morgan - Banking
 * 18) Payne - Oil
 * 19) Frick - Steel
 * 20) Pullman - RRs
 * 21) Huntington - RRs
 * 22) Widener - Streetcars
 * 23) Flood - Mining

===In the 2nd IR, railroads and banking were two of the major industries where people made huge amounts of money. Oil and steel were also very important, probably because they both contributed to the RR industry's growth.===

__How to Become a Successful Businessperson__
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Wealthiest Americans of All Time



Rockefeller

 * oil industry
 * Standard Oil Co., put competitors out of business
 * made $192 billion

Vanderbilt
__Summary:__ These four businessmen all...

The time period is called the Second Industrial Revolution - 1870-1920. It is called an industrial revolution because it was a time period of great change related to business and technology. New businesses were created and technology developed that changed the ways people dealt with transportation and communication.

__Inventions of the 2nd IR__
= CAPITALISM =

America's economic system - businesses compete with each other for customers.
Examples from today's world: Coke competes with Pepsi, as of 2010, Coke is winning, they are the #1 brand in the world.

Blockbuster and Netflix are competing and Netflix is winning - Blockbuster has declared bankruptcy because they haven't been able to keep up with Netflix's new technologies and how Netflix has made watching movies so much easier for customers.

My example of a marked up document:

Parts of the economy:

 * Government -
 * Consumers/Customers -
 * Banks - control money, loan money to people and businesses
 * Businesses -
 * Workers -

Opener: Read the first 3 paragraphs of the article below and then in your notebook in your Unit I page, create a new discussion tab post about it: Blockbuster Bankruptcy

CREATE A NEW PAGE: UNIT I VOCABULARY __2nd IR Vocabulary - DEFINE & GIVE TWO EXAMPLES: one from the 2nd IR & one from current times__


 * 1) Industrial Revolution
 * 2) Industry
 * 3) Company
 * 4) Tycoon
 * 5) Monopoly
 * 6) Entrepreneur

Write a short story about yourself going into business, use at least 3 vocab words from the 6 above.


 * 1) Corporation
 * 2) Philanthropy
 * 3) Capitalism
 * 4) Robber Baron
 * 5) Captain of Industry
 * 6) Union
 * 7) Social Darwinism
 * 8) Urbanization

__2-column notes on Workers & Conditions in the 2nd IR - p.473 from textbook__
Unions work to address these problems, they have worked for: 40 hour workweek (8 hour workday (9-5) 5 days a week, minimum wage, overtime pay, health care benefits, paid leave (vacation), child labor laws...and more.
 * __Working Conditions Video__** - As production increased, more workers were needed and millions of immigrants came to America (between 1900-1910 = 9 million immigrants). Thousands of workers died in workplace accidents - some RR workers, some miners - working conditions were very dangerous. When workers tried to unionize or strike they were often fired or their strikes were broken up by the police or the government.

**Obama Video on Unions**
Main Idea:

Google Doc on Unions:
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__Labor Day Video__
Notes....


 * Go to your Unit I Vocab page and add to your definition of social D:**

3. Are you a social Darwinist?
= 4. What is the story behind Ellis Island and the immigrants who came to America during the 2nd IR? =

use EllisIsland.org as a first source for information and use the 5 Ws as a guide - who, what, where, when, and why....
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=Copy, then respond to the following quotes.= =1. "The working man is living to work, not working to live."= =2. "Only the strong survive. If you aren't strong enough or smart enough to survive, that's too bad. The strongest people should not be helping the weak, they should be allowed to die off so that our species is stronger."= =3. "The United States is too crowded, no more immigration should be allowed for at least 10 years."= = = =***What do these quotes have to do with each other???=

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