American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 17: INDUSTRIAL SUPREMACY

Essay

1
List the main factors that combined to produce America's rise to industrial supremacy and explain how each one contributed to the mix.
2
Compare and contrast the messages of Russell Conwell and Horatio Alger with those having alternate visions. Which of these views was more influential in shaping American attitudes?
3
The great industrialists of the late nineteenth century praised unfettered free enterprise as they worked to eliminate competition. How can these apparently conflicting ideologies be reconciled?
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