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New Industries Capture Sheet (3)New Industries Capture Sheet
Directions: Use the sources in the Standard Oil & Amazon Thing Links to complete the chart & answer the questions.
Point of
View:
Standard Oil -
Benefits
Standard Oil -
Costs
Amazon - Benefits Amazon - Costs
Consumers/
Customers
They can always
purchase it whenever
they need because of
how affordable it is
Standard oil is very
affordable for
consumers and
customers
Customers get what
they want.
People and little kids
around were affected by
the climate changes
caused by amazon
Workers/
Competitors
We figured it was worth
about $150,000, but we
sold it to Mr. Rockefeller
in the name of Standard
Oil for $65,000.
After long accepting low
pay, long hours, and
dangerous working
conditions, Polish oil
refinery workers in
Bayonne, New Jersey,
walked off the job in
1915.
There is a source of
income for them
guaranteed
Recent investigations
into Amazon's safety
records found that the
injury rate of workers at
Amazon facilities is
much higher
Economic
System
its market share had
eroded to 64%, and
there were at least 147
refining companies
competing with it in the
United States.
“It has not hesitated to
invest millions of dollars
in methods of
cheapening the
gathering and
distributions of oils by
pipelines”, which means
that the economic
system did not suffer
Bezos contributed to
solving the climate
changes cause by
amazon.
“I’m committing $10
billion to start and will
begin issuing grants this
summer. Earth is the one
thing we all have in
common — let’s protect
it, together.⁣⁣⁣”
Political too much power over
our economy, our
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System society, and our
democracy.
Answer the questions on the chart on the following page:
Compare Standard Oil and Amazon
to identify examples of continuity - what is the same?
Contrast Standard Oil and Amazon
to identify examples of change - what is different?
To what extent do the benefits of these businesses outweigh the costs of their practices and power?
In my opinion the costs outweigh the advantages in both businesses.
Extension: Should the government do more to regulate Amazon? Why or why not?
I think more should be done to regulate amazon because it affects people physically which is