Episode 3 The Men Who Built America

What was Andrew Carnegie’s background (his life as a young man and as he grows into an adult)?

• He came from a rich family and inherited his steel company

• He came from a poor family, started work at 12 in railroads, became Scott's apprentice

• He started working for Vanderbilt at 12 and supported his family

• He started his own company at age 12 and built his fortune through hard work

Scott wants to launch a new railroad what does he want Carnegie to do to launch the railroad?

• Build a railroad bridge over the Mississippi River

• Build a tunnel under the Mississippi River

• Find the shortest route from Chicago to the west

• Broker a business deal with Vanderbilt to secure railroad lines

What obstacle does Carnegie run into when trying to complete the task Scott asked him to do?

• The river is too strong and too wide and Iron isn't strong enough to build a bridge with.

• He can't get enough iron to build the bridge

• He can't find investors to help fund building a bridge

• Scott gave him a deadline to complete the bridge and he can't make the deadline

What new substance does Carnegie use to solve his problem?

• Iron

• Copper

• Titanium

• Steel

What is the problem with the new substance that Carnegie uses?

• It is hard to make

• He can't find a factory to produce it

• It is incredible expensive to produce

• He can't get a patent on the new substance

What does Henry Bessemer provide to solve Carnegies problem?

• A machine that produces steel faster, cheaper, and more efficiently using the Bessemer Process

• A factory that will produce all the steel he needs

• Financial backing so that Carnegie can afford the steel

• An alternative to steel that is faster, cheaper, and more efficient than steel.

After solving his problem with building his bridge what is his new problem

• He can't find workers who aren't afraid of the river

• He goes into debt and falls behind on his deadline

• Scott changes his mind about the bridge and now Carnegie has to find a way to sell all of his steel

• A rival company begins building a bridge and threatens to take his investors

According to Carly Fiorina, what do successful people learn to overcome

• Competition

• Financial debt

• Fear

• Obstacles

After construction is completed, what does Carnegie do to convince the people that his bridge is safe?

• He walks across the bridge and jumps up and down in the middle proving it is safe

• He hires a marching band to march across the bridge

• He opens the bridge and has an elephant cross it proving it is safe

• He runs a train across the bridge proving it is safe

What does Carnegie build after he builds the bridge

• A steel factory

• A pipeline

• A shipyard

• A train depot