John D. Rockefeller As A Robber Baron

I believe that John D. Rockefeller should be viewed as a Robber Baron because he used illegal tactics to gain his wealth and he destroyed any competition he had. Therefore, that makes him a robber baron. However, many believe he was a captain of industry because he treated his workers well. While this is the case, he did not treat them well out of the goodness of his heart. He simply didn’t want his workers to become unhappy and the news get involved. If the news were to get involved, then there is a great likelihood that they would go deeper into the Standard Oil Practice. He could damage the business’s reputation. He treated the workers fair to fully protect himself. He used many unethical tactics to get ahead like spying on the other