Guided Research 2
Unfair Working Conditions: Andrew Carnegie and the Steel Industry
Research Question:
Research Question:
How did the progressives solve the social and political challenges created by modernization?
How did the progressives solve the social and political challenges created by modernization?
MODERNIZATION
MODERNIZATION
How did the invention of steel change how we worked?
How did the invention of steel change how we worked?
MODERNIZATION:
MODERNIZATION:
Steel was invented.
Steel was invented.
Railroads were being built across America and steel was needed to build the railroad tracks. So steel was a good business to be in.
Railroads were being built across America and steel was needed to build the railroad tracks. So steel was a good business to be in.
Steel also allowed factories to be built to produce other things.
Steel also allowed factories to be built to produce other things.
Steel allowed buildings to be taller and skyscrapers to be first built.
Steel allowed buildings to be taller and skyscrapers to be first built.
The invention of steel.
WATCH: Discovery Education - The Success of Steel
Big Business and Andrew Carnegie
Read: Andrew Carnegie, First Man of Steel in the Cobblestone magazine edition called "Captains of Industry" in the library - p10
CHALLENGE:
CHALLENGE:
What problems did that create?
What problems did that create?
The owners of steel mills wanted to make money. At that time, no one thought workers had rights. There was no weekend. Workers worked 7 days a week and had no vacations or days off. The conditions in the factories were dangerous and there were no laws to force owners to keep their workers safe.
The owners of steel mills wanted to make money. At that time, no one thought workers had rights. There was no weekend. Workers worked 7 days a week and had no vacations or days off. The conditions in the factories were dangerous and there were no laws to force owners to keep their workers safe.
VIDEO: Discovery Education: Carnegie's Cut-throat Business Practices
VIDEO: Discovery Education - Unions Rise at Homestead Steel Works
The Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike
Read or Listen to this article: Strike!
VIDEO: Discovery Education: The Homestead Strike
Watch the Youtube video to the right.
PROGRESS:
PROGRESS:
What changes were made that made things better?
What changes were made that made things better?
How do these changes impact our lives today?
How do these changes impact our lives today?