captain of industry
No he was a Robber Baron of Industry.
he was considered both because he was a monopoly on the oil business but still was a great philanthropist
he invetned the steel industury -- Actually he was the "main guy" in the oil industry. Carnegie was steel. I would say he is a Robber Baron because he started a monopoly and basically told other oil companies that they would either have to sign a trust (which basically allows him to take over their business and give a small dividend to the trustee) or he would run them out of business. --
He made the railroad fast and efficiant.
captain of industry
No he was a Robber Baron of Industry.
He was a captain of industry
he was considered both because he was a monopoly on the oil business but still was a great philanthropist
yes
he was considered both because he was a monopoly on the oil business but still was a great philanthropist
Vanderbilt was not considered a captain of industry. Instead, he was considered a robber baron.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was not considered a captain of industry as he was more of a entrepreneur. He wasconsidered a robber baron.
robber barron. he stole money from people's houses and out of there pockets
he invetned the steel industury -- Actually he was the "main guy" in the oil industry. Carnegie was steel. I would say he is a Robber Baron because he started a monopoly and basically told other oil companies that they would either have to sign a trust (which basically allows him to take over their business and give a small dividend to the trustee) or he would run them out of business. --
He has been called both. Neither term has a precise definition, so any answer would be subjective.
john d. Rockefeller