History Classroom: The Men Who Built America poster

Basic Info

First Air: October 12, 2012

Status: Returning Series

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Last Episode

Name: The New Machine

Season: 1, Episode: 8

Air Date: 2012-11-30

Runtime: 47 min

After McKinley is assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt becomes president and quickly passes a series of regulations increasing oversight of American business. Henry ford devises the plan for a gas-powered car, and he launches the assembly line as an innovative method of production. He targets the middle class with his Model T and changes the landscape of America.

History Classroom: The Men Who Built America

2012 1 seasons 8 episodes

Overview

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.