Thursday, November 2, 2017

The Men Who Built America: Episode 7: Taking the White House


THE MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA:  Episode 7:  Taking the White House
  1. The gap between what two groups has grown greater than at any other time?
  2. Who was the target of Williams Jennings Bryan?
  3. Who did the “Titans” choose to support?
  4. How much money do Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan give to the presidential election?
  5. What does Bryan do to campaign that had not been done before?
  6. What percentage of the voters went to the polls in the election of 1896?
  7. Who wins the election?
  8. How does Rockefeller plan to defeat Carnegie?
  9. What happens to Carnegie steel sales?
  10. What deal do Carnegie and Rockefeller make? Who do you think gets the better deal and why?
  11. What becomes J.P. Morgan’s new ambition?
  12. Who does Morgan meet with instead of dealing directly with Carnegie?
  13. What is Carnegie’s new ambition?
  14. How much money does Carnegie end up with in terms of today’s money?
  15. What does J.P. Morgan call his new company?
  16. What new politician’s attention is captured by Rockefeller, Morgan, and Carnegie?
  17. How do Rockefeller and Morgan make Roosevelt irrelevant in the political world?
  18. How does their plan backfire?
  19. Why did Roosevelt feel that he was more important than Rockefeller or Morgan?
  20. What does Roosevelt do to Morgan’s railroad company?
  21. Which organization withstood the government the longest? 

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