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What ways were the great industrialists robber barons or captains of industry?
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∙ 7y ago
Reguardless of what they actually did, Industrial Leaders were both Robber Barons and Captains of Industry, but just the presentation of their lifestyle could be biased to illustrate them as just one or just the other. Usually, conservative viewpoints show them as Robber Barons and Libral viewpoints show them as Captains of Industry.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe industrialists were no different than anyone else, in that they were out to make money. They saw a means of doing so via efficiencies and innovation as opposed to 40 hours a week of some sort of labor or service, as the majority of people do. To call them robber barons would be to "bite the hand that feeds you", or at least condemn it, as industry creates so many jobs and opportunities. Without industrialists driving the economy and producing, no one would pay the bills that our country racks up each year. And without someone to pay the bills, the looters cannot get their entitlements and handouts.
So, no, a successful industrialist is not a robber baron. 'Savvy Entrepreneur' would more accurately describe them.
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∙ 11y agothe captains of industry.
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What is the difference between robber barons and captains of industry?
robber=bad captain=good
Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as what?
Robber Barons
Who were considered captains of industry or robber barons?
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Leland Stanford
What industry are the robber barons all connected with?
They were associated with the railroads.
Was John W. Mackay a Robber Baron or a Captain of Industry?
John W Mackay was the opposite of a Robber Baron. He brought competition to the telegraph industry and reduced the price of telegraphs. He treated his workers fairly. The Robber Barons established cartels and cheated their workers. They ran sweat shops. They kept prices unnecessarily high. They destroyed competition.
Were the powerful industrialists of the late 1800s robber barons or captains of industry?
I believe they were considered to be both
What were captains of industry?
Robber Barons
What is the difference between robber barons and captains of industry?
robber=bad captain=good
Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as?
Robber barons
During the late 1800s what were the industrial leaders called?
Robber Barons. Or Captains of Industry. I'm not sure which one.
What did critics of powerful industrialists refer to them as?
Robber barons
Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as what?
Robber Barons
19th century industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller were called what?
Robber Barons
What is a nickname given to wealthy industrialists in 19th century?
robber barons
Why were industry leaders knows as captains of industries and robber barons?
People accused them of using unfair business practices.
What is a characteristic of robber barons?
Robber barons where men such as big tycoons who held monopolies over others, meaning robber barons where greedy/selfish people who did not give back to society or treat people as well as "captains," captains were those wealthy that were looked upon as leaders.
Who were considered captains of industry or robber barons?
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Leland Stanford
