answersLogoWhite

0

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.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about General History

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 are three example of robber barons?

Three notable examples of robber barons are John D. Rockefeller, who dominated the oil industry with Standard Oil; Andrew Carnegie, who led the expansion of the steel industry through Carnegie Steel; and Cornelius Vanderbilt, who made his fortune in railroads and shipping. These industrialists are often criticized for their ruthless business practices, exploitation of labor, and monopolistic control, which contributed to significant wealth inequality during the Gilded Age in the United States.

Related Questions

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,


What did robber barons do with their money?

Spent it. Built castles and some like Carnegie gave it to causes.


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


Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as?

Robber barons


Was Andrew Carnegie a robber baron or a caption of industry?

He was a captain of industry


Why were Rockefeller and Carnegie called robber barons?

caused they got many jobs