They were the 400 riches people who ran banks, businesses, and oil companies. They lived off the labor of their workers and didn’t care if they were in good working conditions, paid a living wage, and had protections.
J. D. Rockefeller was considered both a robber baron and a captain of industry.
No he was a Robber Baron of Industry.
robber=bad captain=good
he is a captain of industry
captain of industry
Robber Barons
J. D. Rockefeller was considered both a robber baron and a captain of industry.
No he was a Robber Baron of Industry.
robber=bad captain=good
He was a captain of industry
he is a captain of industry
captain of industry
yes
robber barron. he stole money from people's houses and out of there pockets
Robber Barons. Or Captains of Industry. I'm not sure which one.
He has been called both. Neither term has a precise definition, so any answer would be subjective.
he invetned the steel industury -- Actually he was the "main guy" in the oil industry. Carnegie was steel. I would say he is a Robber Baron because he started a monopoly and basically told other oil companies that they would either have to sign a trust (which basically allows him to take over their business and give a small dividend to the trustee) or he would run them out of business. --