Industrial Supremacy - Question #1

What were the methods Labor used to fight back against working conditions?
Labor attempted to fight back against such conditions by adopting some of the same tactics their employers had used so effectively: creating large combinations, or unions.

Nation of Immigrants

At one point in American history, 25% of the US citizens were born in a different country. This shows the impact of immigration on America. Many people risked their lives to escape poverty or government persecution to make a living in a foreign country. They must have been very brave to travel to a different world sometimes by themselves to live the American dream. With all the different cultures that infused into America, it really created a mosh pit of American culture which anyone can feel welcomed into. I do not really know a lot about my older ancestors but I know for many generations on my mom's side that we have lived in Alabama, mostly on farms. My dad has moved around a lot but came from Germany.

Faces of America

The film, Faces of America, showed many celebrities learning about their ancestors who immigrated to America. It showed people like Dr. Oz, Eva Longoria, Stephan Colbert, and other celebrities getting introduced to their ancenstors who made it possible for them to succeed in life. It showed us that even the most American people all came from a different country at one point in time.

I believe people will take away from this video that everyone has an equal chance to succeed in America and the American dream is not a false advertisement, but is true in every sense. These celebrities, who American citizens idolize for their American lifestyle did too once come from another country, like Stephen Colbert, whose ancestors originated from Ireland.

Andrew Carnegie's Philanthropy

Andrew Carnegie was considered one of the top steel magnates of his time and with his vertical integration strategy to own all of the mines that made his steel, he became one of the richest people in history. But it wasn't all money for Carnegie as he also became well known as a philanthropist. Towards the end of his life, he donated a great portion of his vast wealth to many philanthropic societies or landmarks.Some of his major philanthropic ventures included Carnegie Hall, the Carnegie Institution for research into American colleges and universities, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, and many more.