profits. Workers were subject to these conditions as well and often worked up to twelve hour work days with little to nothing pay and little rest. With this in mind‚ it was hard for an average individual to make a living the easy way‚ such as the Robber Barons and Captain of Industries did. As a result‚ many families had to work‚ including the children‚ in order to make enough money to live. Workers responded to these conditions by trying to go on strike or create “labor unions” in order to get the rights
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positively to the country in some way. This may have been through increased productivity‚ expansion of markets‚ providing more jobs‚ or acts of philanthropy. This characterization contrasts with that of the robber baron‚ a business leader using political means to achieve his ends. Robber Barons - an unscrupulous plutocrat‚ esp. an American capitalist who acquired a fortune in the late nineteenth century by ruthless means. Credit Mobilier- A joint stock company‚ formed for general banking business
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Students are expected to have all their work done in a certain period of time. In “Robber Barons and Rebels”‚ A journalist observer of the school stated “The unkindly spirit of the teacher is strikingly apparent; the pupils‚ being completely subjugated to her will‚ are silent and motionless‚ the spiritual atmosphere of the classroom is damp
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It also brought new technology‚ and a new way of life. Andrew offered jobs to those who were willing to work‚ he even offered housing to some of his workers. That helped the workers and their families. I can see where people could find him as a Robber Baron‚ because he was unfair to the safety of his employees. They had poor working and breathing conditions. They also had to work very hard for very little pay. Carnegie like to give back to the people but he wanted recognition for everything he put
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strike in Pittsburgh. The Club’s great wealth rather than the dam’s engineering came to be condemned. The Johnstown Flood became emblematic of what many Americans thought was going wrong with America. In simple terms‚ many saw the Club members as "robber barons" who had gotten away with murder. Looking at what is known today about the club and the conditions of the dam‚ I can’t say that the members of the club caused the disaster‚ but they sure could have prevented it from happening. By taking certain
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crooked man‚ who cheated his way through life. John D. Rockefeller was a successful man who started from almost nothing. He started from the bottom and worked his way to the top‚ but he knew the laws and he broke them. He was a true 1900s industrial robber barron. When Rockefeller was 16‚ he got a job as a bookkeeper’s assistant‚ that is when he knew he was a businessman. When he was 19‚ he went into his first partnership and invested into the first and biggest oil business in Cleveland Ohio. In 1970
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could provide a clear understanding of how the battle was fought. Week 20 #12 Write a reflection on the issue of whether or not John D. Rockefeller was a "robber baron" or not. Support your opinion with specific examples. Use the reading from "Taking Sides" as a guide. John D. Rockefeller could certainly be considered a robber baron due to the fact that‚ through bad contracts and tricky legislation‚ he took money from small businesses for his economic gain. A merchant in Nashville‚ Tennessee
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Study Guide: US History Unit 4 Immigration Unit Chapter 15 * Be familiar with the terms Push Factor and Pull Factor and be able to identify the key push and pull factors that led immigrants to America during the 1800s Push Factor: Over population‚ famine‚ religious persecution Pull Factor: Get rich‚ political freedom‚ land * Explain the difference between the European and Asian Immigrant experience European: Most of European arrived in NY‚ and rarely detained for more than a few hours
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Andrew Carnegie." 2012. Biography.com 24 Oct 2012‚ 12:51http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-carnegie-9238756 2. Mills‚ Harry. "Andrew Carnegie: Master deal maker and robber baron." The Naked Negotiator. The Mills Group‚ 24 2009. Web. 24 Oct 2012. <http://blog.millsonline.com/2009/08/24/andrew-carnegie-master-deal-maker-and-robber-baron/>. 3. . "Spreading gospels of wealth." The Economist. SANTA BARBARA | from the print edition | United States‚ 19 2012. Web. 24 Oct 2012. <http://www.economist
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Rockefeller was a Captain of Industry because of his methods of business. He used rebates to lower the price for his consumers. Lowering the price means the consumer won’t feel robbed. This shows Rockefeller to be a Captain of Industry. Rockefeller’s monopoly boomed when the automobile was created1. It’s natural for one company to be bettered by the creation of an object. Therefore‚ Rockefeller was a Captain of Industry through his legal methods of gaining wealth. Rockefeller was a Captain of Industry
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