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History Classroom: The Men Who Built America

0.0 2012 Documentary

Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, Henry ford – their names are synonymous with innovation, big business and the American Dream. These leaders sparked incredible advances in technology while struggling to consolidate their industries and rise to the top of the business world. The Men Who Built AmericaTM chronicles the connections between these iconic businessmen and explores the way they shaped the country, transforming the U.S. into a global superpower in just 50 years.

A New War Begins

A New War Begins 40m As the nation attempts to rebuild following the destruction of the Civil War, Cornelius Vanderbilt is the first…

Oil Strike

Oil Strike 43m Vanderbilt expands his enterprises, realizing that oil is the nation’s next crucial commodity. The demand for oil is…

A Rivalry Is Born

A Rivalry Is Born 42m Andrew Carnegie is an immigrant from Scotland who arrives in the u.S. with his parents and starts working…

Blood Is Spilled

Blood Is Spilled 47m Carnegie hires Henry frick to help him achieve his goal of dominating the steel industry and besting Rockefeller.…

A New Rival Emerges

A New Rival Emerges 41m While Carnegie and Rockefeller continue to battle, J.P. Morgan arrives on the scene and establishes a bank in…

Owning It All

Owning It All 47m With an investment from Morgan, the Edison Electric Company is created and begins wiring homes in New York.…

Taking The White House

Taking The White House 41m Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie and Morgan have gone unmonitored for decades, but American politicians are about to change that.…

The New Machine

The New Machine 47m After McKinley is assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt becomes president and quickly passes a series of regulations increasing oversight of…

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