DEvry HIST405N Week 5 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2015 November

DQ 1Describe the basic industries of America’s Industrial Revolution and explain what made the men who controlled them so successful. Select one industry to argue your point (such as the petroleum industry). Were the men who dominated this industry “robber barons ” as some suggested or simply good businessmen? Explain your answer.DQ 2Discuss the events that drew the United States into World War I. To what extent did ethnicity play a role in America’s neutrality from1914-1917? How significant was America’s contribution to the war effort? Elaborate.