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One of the things that set Andrew Carnegie apart from the other "robber barons" was the fact that Carnegie came from a poor background. Carnegie started his work as a messenger boy for a telegraph office.
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Who were considered captains of industry or robber barons?
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Leland Stanford
Why were john d Rockefeller Andrew carnegie and john p Morgan called robber barons?
They were the richest men of their time and they controlled the oil, railroad, and banking of the nation. They lived like kings and paid their workers as little as they could. Carnegie came from Scotland with nothing, but through ruthless means he worked to become the richest. Rockefeller and Morgan were also ruthless in their dealings. This made them Robber barons stealing from the poor to make themselves richer. We have robber barons too with the 1% richest today.
One reason John D Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie and J Pierpont Morgan were sometimes called robber barons was because the?
used ruthless buiness tactics against their competitors
Carnegie and rockafeller viewed as both captians of dindustry and robber barons?
they are on the same list because they both talk about the samething. :))
What robber baron was born the son of poor immigrants and became one of the richest people in the world by creating a steel monopoly?
Andrew Carnegie was the millionaire tycoon who made his riches in the steel industry.
19th century industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller were called what?
Robber Barons
Who was the most notorious of the railroad robber barons because of the many companies he ruined while he got rich?
andrew carnegie
Who was the robber barons in the late 1800s?
Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt
Why were Rockefeller and carnegie robber barons?
caused they got many jobs
Who were considered captains of industry or robber barons?
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Leland Stanford
What Robber Barons died on Titanic?
Andrew Carnegie, who did not sail Titanic could be considered a robber baron (even tho he gave away 90% of his fortune), donated $5,000 to needy survivors of the sinking of Titanic,
Why were john d Rockefeller Andrew carnegie and john p Morgan called robber barons?
They were the richest men of their time and they controlled the oil, railroad, and banking of the nation. They lived like kings and paid their workers as little as they could. Carnegie came from Scotland with nothing, but through ruthless means he worked to become the richest. Rockefeller and Morgan were also ruthless in their dealings. This made them Robber barons stealing from the poor to make themselves richer. We have robber barons too with the 1% richest today.
What did robber barons do with their money?
Spent it. Built castles and some like Carnegie gave it to causes.
One reason John D Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie and J Pierpont Morgan were sometimes called robber barons was because the?
used ruthless buiness tactics against their competitors
Was Andrew Carnegie a robber baron or a caption of industry?
He was a captain of industry
Who were the 3 biggest robber barons?
John Jacob Astor (real estate, fur) - New York. Andrew Carnegie (steel) - Pittsburgh and New York. William A. Clark (copper) - Butte, Montana.
Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as?
Robber barons
