so Men Who Built America SOIE04.Blood is Spilled Camegie hires a hatchet map Henry Frick, to help him achieve his goal of besting Rockefeller. The pa promising, but Camegie does not know that Frick is running his factories far beyond capacity. 1. How much was the South Fork Lake water level rising by on Memorial Day? (3: 2. 3. Why did the Johnstown telegram office ignore the warning they received?(4:25) How many people died from the dam failure?(7:25) 4. What newly formed group helped in the relief effort?(8:25) 5. Who was forever changed by the Johnstown incident,and felt a sense of respons (9:25) 6. What became New York s home for the performing arts and high society to rub (11:40) 7. What did Carnegie send to Rockefeller in response to the cheap paper vest that h received? (13:25) 8. What become Carnegie's largest steel mill? (17:00) 9. Where did Carnegie head to, leaving Frick in charge as chairman?(19:10) 10. What hours did Frick have the employees of the steel mill working?(19:55 & 2 40:45 11. What does Frick do in preparation for a workers' strike? (23:00) 12. After a fatal accident on the plant floor, what does Frick tells the workers that c Steel won't do what?(27:35) 13. 2,000 steel workers barricade the front of the plant to prevent Frick from doing (30:25) 14.For years the Pinkerton Detectives have been a private police force best known (31:30) 15. Who were the Pinkertons capable of outgunning? (34:40) 16. What did the steel workers throw at the Pinkertons? (36:20)

Let's break down these questions about the Johnstown Flood and the Homestead Strike, as depicted in the documentary *Men Who Built America*.<br /><br />1. **How much was the South Fork Lake water level rising by on Memorial Day? (3:00)** The documentary states the water level was rising by a foot per hour.<br /><br />2. **Why did the Johnstown telegram office ignore the warning they received? (4:25)** Because they had received so many false alarms in the past, they disregarded the warning.<br /><br />3. **How many people died from the dam failure? (7:25)** The documentary cites over 2,200 deaths.<br /><br />4. **What newly formed group helped in the relief effort? (8:25)** The American Red Cross, under Clara Barton's leadership, played a significant role in the relief effort.<br /><br />5. **Who was forever changed by the Johnstown incident, and felt a sense of responsibility? (9:25)** Andrew Carnegie felt a personal responsibility, though he publicly maintained the flood was a natural disaster.<br /><br />6. **What became New York's home for the performing arts and high society to rub elbows? (11:40)** Carnegie Hall, built by Andrew Carnegie.<br /><br />7. **What did Carnegie send to Rockefeller in response to the cheap paper vest that he received? (13:25)** A bomb calorimeter, a device used to measure the energy content of fuels, symbolizing Carnegie's superior steel.<br /><br />8. **What became Carnegie's largest steel mill? (17:00)** The Homestead Steel Mill.<br /><br />9. **Where did Carnegie head to, leaving Frick in charge as chairman? (19:10)** Scotland, to his Skibo Castle.<br /><br />10. **What hours did Frick have the employees of the steel mill working? (19:55 & 20:45)** 12-hour shifts, six days a week.<br /><br />11. **What does Frick do in preparation for a workers' strike? (23:00)** He builds a massive fence around the Homestead Mill, topped with barbed wire, which became known as "Fort Frick." He also hires Pinkerton detectives.<br /><br />12. **After a fatal accident on the plant floor, what does Frick tell the workers that Carnegie Steel won't do? (27:35)** He refuses to negotiate with the union.<br /><br />13. **2,000 steel workers barricade the front of the plant to prevent Frick from doing what? (30:25)** They were preventing Frick from bringing in replacement workers (strikebreakers).<br /><br />14. **For years the Pinkerton Detectives have been a private police force best known for what? (31:30)** Union busting and breaking up strikes.<br /><br />15. **Who were the Pinkertons capable of outgunning? (34:40)** Most local law enforcement.<br /><br />16. **What did the steel workers throw at the Pinkertons? (36:20)** Dynamite, and they also fired rifles.<br />