The Men Who Built America video link
Watch this document series (5 episodes)- answer questions
http://cosmos-documentaries.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-men-who-built-america-complete.html.
Watch this Bill Moyers interview, take notes as needed to use a reference
http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-inequality-for-all/
Research the current banking/wall street/ big business leaders (Koch Brothers, Trump, Hugh Grant (Monsanto), Tim Cook (Steve Jobs, Apple) etc.
Write an essay using the information gained from the videos, your text/Amsco text, and your research to
Compare and contrast the era known as the Gilded Age with the business practices of the 20th and 21st centuries. Focus on time periods 1877-1917, 1950-1979, and 1980-present.