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Groups Urge Bush to Keep Steel Tariffs

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article by the Pittsburgh Times about groups that are trying to persuade the Bush Administration from revoking the controversial steel tariffs. A great article that describes how the tariffs are a way to help the ailing...
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National Museum of Industrial History

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore these exhibitions, previously located in the Smithsonian Institute, which feature the great Americans who contributed to the industrialization of the United States beginning with the nation's centennial celebration. Plan a trip...
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Ohio's Steel Mill War: The Little Steel Strike of 1937

For Students 9th - 10th
A several page article about the labor unrest in the steel industries in 1937. Find out about what the union activists were fighting for, martial law that was declared in Ohio, and the final results of the strike.
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Making Steel

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the historical and economic impact of the Pennsylvania's steel industry. Included in this historical account are video, maps, and pictorial artifacts of this era.
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Expore Pa History: Making Steel

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at three of the titans of the steel industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Read about Andrew Carnegie and his business relationship with Henry Clay Frick, and the development of Bethlehen Steel by Charles Schwab....
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Steel Tube Institute of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about this group that joined together to help improve the steel tube industry. You can find out who are members of this group, the history, the structure of this industry, the products they produce, general information, and...
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Captains of Industry: Second Industrial Revolution

For Students 11th
This tutorial looks at the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States and the most famous and successful industrial entrepreneurs of that time. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
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Northwestern University

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences: Second Industrial Revolution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy essay on the Second Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author looks at seven major aspects of technology that were affected by the revolution and makes...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Carnegie and the Era of Steel

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief explanation of Andrew Carnegie's role in the advancement of steel production.
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Encyclopedia of Cleveland History:1919 Steel Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article describes the actions of the local steel unions in Cleveland in support of the national steel strike of 1919. Find out about the effect of the strike on the unions.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Industrialization: Building Industrial America on the Backs of Labor

For Students 11th - 12th
Learn about the lives of the working class in Industrial America, what led to the formation of labor unions, and why labor unions were not successful despite strike actions.
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University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame: The Story of the Steel Seizure Case [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how President Roosevelt used his presidential powers to prohibit labor strikes during World War II. Scroll to page 4 of this PDF to read this background information which is part of a discussion about President Truman's...
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: The Great Steel Strike of 1919 Historical Marker

For Students 9th - 10th
A strike by steel workers in Chicago eventually spread across the United States in 1919. Read about the strike, how was involved, and how the employers turned popular opinion against the strikers.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Carnegie and the Era of Steel

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief biographical information of Andrew Carnegie and his rise to power in the steel industry.
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Indiana University

Us Steel Gary Works Photograph Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents the harsh realities of the U.S. steel production heritage.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Second Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the Fordham University and the Internet Modern History Sourcebook offers an outline of primary source materials covering the Second Industrial Revolution and advanced capitalism as well as new technologies associated with...
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Henry Clay Frick Historical Marker

For Students 9th - 10th
Henry Clay Frick was a titan of the steel industry because of his coke business, necessary in the making of steel. Read about his early life and his association with Andrew Carnegie.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The New Tycoons: Andrew Carnegie

For Students 5th - 8th
Andrew Carnegie was a business magnate in the steel industry. See how he used the vertical integration theory of operating his businesses. Read also about his phlanthropy across the United States after he sold his company.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Industrial Revolution the Legend of John Henry

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares the legend of a many named John Henry, a "steel drivin' man," according to legend. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Era of Expansion and Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource, a speech by Woodrow Wilson to Congress on April 8, 1913, gives a great review of how the United States transformed from from a rural country to an urban one. It includes a review of industrialization, new inventions,...
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What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This online companion to a television production in the U.K. contains information about the achievements of the Industrial Revolution. Click the Changing Landscape link to view an interactive map showing how the landscape of Great...
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Bethlehem Pa: Bethlehem Steel Company: Historical Sketch

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from a souvenir history book of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1915 about the history of Bethlehem Steel from its beginning until 1915.
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Chicago History Museum

Encyclopedia of Chicago: Soldiers in Gary During Steel Strike, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
See a picture of soldiers parading down the street in Gary, Indiana, during the Great Steel Strike of 1919. A quote from union leadership explains the reasons behind the strike.
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Big Steel, Little Steel, and c.i.o.

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the July 31, 1937 edition from The Nation magazine discussing the relationship between Big Steel, Little Steel, and the Committee of Industrial Organization (CIO). Written with a great deal of irony.

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