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Why were business leaders such as Jon D Rockfeller called robber barrons?
Jon D Rockfeller was called a robber barron because he broke small countries turning them into 3rd world countries by piling too much debt onto them by trickery, in turn buying up their country cheaply and implementing poverty for their people.
Was Rowland Hussey Macy a robber baron?
Rowland Hussey Macy was not considered a robber baron. He was the founder of the department store chain Macy's, known for its innovative business practices and retail strategies. While he was a successful businessman who amassed wealth, he did not engage in the monopolistic and exploitative practices often associated with robber barons of the late 19th century.
How did most industrialists feel about the laissez faire theories?
they supported them
Should those industrialists be considered symbols of American business ingenuity or of ruthless business practices?
The industrialists should be judged by the product of their methods. If their workers are fairly compensated for their work, they are ingenious. If the workers are in danger of being injured and not making enough to live, they should be exposed.
What is a characteristic of robber barons?
Robber barons where men such as big tycoons who held monopolies over others, meaning robber barons where greedy/selfish people who did not give back to society or treat people as well as "captains," captains were those wealthy that were looked upon as leaders.
Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as?
Robber barons
What kept the balance slave and free states?
monopolies and robber barrons
Was the Wright Brothers robber barrons?
No, the Wright brothers were business men
What did critics of powerful industrialists refer to them as?
Robber barons
Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as what?
Robber Barons
What are robber baron?
ruthless industrialists that they had a right to get as much money as the could
What is a nickname given to wealthy industrialists in 19th century?
robber barons
Did the gospel of wealth remove the label of robber baron from the industrialists?
Yes and no
19th century industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller were called what?
Robber Barons
Who invented robber-barrons?
No one "invented " robber barons because it was a term used to describe people like Rockefeller. They were the riches men and lived like kings.
Are robber barons the same as carpetbaggers?
Robber barrons are not the same as carpetbaggers. Robber barrons is another name for captains of industry, these were leaders like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. They ran businesses during the Guilded Age. Carpet baggers are notherners who traveled south during reconstruction to take part in politics in the south. They were not recieved very well by southerners who were experiencing backlash from the Civil War.
Were the powerful industrialists of the late 1800s robber barons or captains of industry?
I believe they were considered to be both
