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They were called Robber Barron’s. There were 400 families that were the richest of the rich and they lived like kings.
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∙ 7y agoAs capitalism ran almost unchecked in the US in the late 1900's, much progress was created by industrialists and inventors. The most wealthy people of power such as John D. Rockefeller and JP Morgan have the nicknames of "robber barons". Their freedom to make monopolies, and form anti-free trade trusts was eventually curtailed by presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt.
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∙ 11y agoRockefeller , J P MORGAN , CARNEGIE , FRICK, AND
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∙ 11y agoWilliam Henry Vanderbilt died in 1885
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∙ 8y agoRobber barons
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