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    These men are Captains of Industry‚ because they have helped our society by donating lots of their money to different charities and organizations. For Carnegie‚ he has‚“Donated more than $350 million to further public education‚ build over 2‚500 libraries.” (Website) Now that people can get a better education‚ they can get a better job and then support their family. Plus‚ poor people can check out books and get a free education‚ because there are more libraries. That way‚ they can get a job‚ support

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    selfishly before attempting to revolutionize the economy. The men who took advantage of these opportunities were more robber barons than they were industrial statesmen. More often than not‚ greed overcame their decisions as capitalists. During the Gilded Age‚ the leaders of industry worked towards self-interest‚ and thus were called "robber barons." In this time period‚ the focus of these barons was to earn as much money as possible. Many Americans were disgusted with this plan. The less-than-fortunate ridiculed

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    from rags to riches. There is debate among whether Ford is a robber baron or a captain of industry‚ but for the most part‚ Ford is a captain of industry. Henry Ford was born on July 30‚ 1863‚ in Wayne County‚ Michigan. He was raised in an Episcopalian household. As a child‚ he was very interested in how the parts of a machine work. At age 13‚ he took apart and reassembled a pocket watch that was given to him by his father.

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    economy and industry of the United States and its citizens to become the leading industrial power in the world. As historians have reviewed their great achievements historians have become critics questioning how honest the fortunes of these leaders were. They pondered the tactics of great leaders such as John D. Rockefeller‚ J. Pierpont Morgan‚ and Andrew Carnegie. The morals of these businessmen and their strategies were the leading topic of discussion‚ whether to classify them as "robber barons" or "industrial

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    To what extent was it justified to characterize the industrial leaders of the late 19th century as either “robber barons” or “captains of industry”? Document A Q: How is the freight and passenger pool working? W.V.: Very satisfactorily. I don’t like that expression “pool”‚ however‚ that’s a common construction applied by the people to a combination which the leading roads have entered into to keep rates at a point where they will pay dividends to the stockholders. The railroads are not run

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    John D. Rockefeller was a captain of industry who helped to make America strong. As much as a good as person he was‚ he was also a robber baron who used ruthless business practices to enrich himself. In 1839 – 1937‚ Rockefeller was a very important American industrialist‚ philanthropist and a founder of many important places. John D. Rockefellers’ business career was being the main founder and one of the chairmen of the Standard Oil Company. Rockefeller was an intellectual man in the organization

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    unless he is willing to climb a little”. Andrew Carnegie was believed to be a captain of industries. Carnegie grew up to be the wealthiest business men in America. Andrew Carnegie is and always will be a captain of industry. One of the reasons Andrew Carnegie is a captain of industry is because he is the one that gave many people jobs when they needed it . Another reason Andrew Carnegie was a captain of industry is because he donated to charity $5 million. Carnegie had built plants around

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    In a sense‚ Vanderbilt and Rockefeller are captains of the industry but only by using a capitalist approach with intensive labor. Using false hopes for the immigrants that wanted a better life. Feeding them lies and poor wages which explains their robber baron intent. These men upon lucky made their wealth. The fact is that these millionaires trapped people into the notion that American dream to work hard and you too can obtain wealth. Understanding that social Darwinism implements the survival of

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    These four men‚ George Eastman‚ J.P. Morgan‚ John Rockefeller‚ and Andrew Carnegie were all Captains of Industry. They are all considered Captains of Industry because they all donated huge portions of their wealth to society. George Eastman treated his workers with respect and dignity‚ giving them fair pay‚ reasonable hours‚ and the best benefits he could manage‚ as the writer states. Both the reading and the website show examples of the places he donated to‚ such as large sums of his money to children’s

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    The Baron and His Baroness Before he left for a visit to his outlying districts‚ the jealous Baron warned his pretty wife‚ “Don’t leave the castle while I am gone‚ or I will punish you severely when I return!” But as the hours passed‚ the young Baroness grew lonely‚ and despite her husband’s warning decided to visit her lover who lived in the countryside nearby. The castle was located on an island in a wide‚ fast-flowing river‚ with a drawbridge linking the island to land at the narrowest point

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