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The business magnates of 1898 to 1929 began a transformation of business and industry that has lasted through the ages.  

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Speech: - The business magnates of 1898 to 1929 began a transformation of business and industry that has lasted through the ages. They brought growth and wealth to the economy, which had never before been reached by American society. They introduced new methods of business, and came up with invention after invention. This remodelling of industry began to speed up the flow of the U.S economy, and the country began to gain not only national but international power. This rich got richer and sort new ways to gain profit, the poor got poorer and sort new ways to improve their lifestyles. Consumerism was the drive of this economic boost, and significant figures such as Henry Ford and John D Rockafella, caught onto this drive and used it to build prestige and wealth for themselves and also others. Henry Ford launched Ford Motor Company in 1903, which now has reached 100 yrs...

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