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industrialists to expand without political opposition from Southern planters [and politicians]. The ‘robber baron’ capitalists now found a huge national market in which to expand their fledging oil, steel, textile, and railroad industries. They organized commerce within the structures of corporations, banks, holder companies interlocking directorates, and trusts….The…

controversy over the question if the big business men of the late nineteenth century were “robber barons” has been widely debated by historians. Notably, Howard Zinn (yes) and John S. Gordon (no) have documented their reasonings behind their opinions on if the big business men truly were “robber barons” or simply “captains of industry”. Most significant was Howard Zinn’s argument that they were robber barons based on how they treated workers, as well as the issues of scandals, bribery, and…

there were more people living in the cities than there were living in the countrysides. The reason being is because people were primarily working in the factories located in the cities, which made up the industries that ran the country. The robber barons running these industries would pay the people low wages to work in the factories. Their low income forced the working class to live in terrible living conditions called the slums. The slums were heavily populated urban areas where people who…

"Robber Barons" were entrepreneurs that employed any means necessary to better themselves and they didn't care who they had to step on to get there, or, were they just innocent business men who were initiative marketing geniuses? The debate on whether these men were greedy, power hungry, monsters or just innocent business men who had a way with advertisements is one extreme to the next, but these are the two points I will be exploring: greedy monsters or initiative , industrial, urban marketers?…

entrepreneurs greatly influenced the historical time of the Gilded Age with their powerful and professional business maintenance. The term “robber barons” came from a group of men who criticized the corrupt and inappropriate methods used by businessmen such as J.J. Hill, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew…

this time period many Americans were trying to find there way throughout life and live a long and healthy life this part of history is not often taught in schools. Many people such as Cashman often refer to this time period as heyday of the robber barons” (2). In America during the industrial revolution life was changing at a rapid…

statement he means, this period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. Historians have come to the conclusion that there was a decline of human value and low morals from 1870-1910. This was a period of greed, corruption, with Robber Barons, shady business tactics, and horrible political power. However, this era was the making of the modern world. We now have transportation, communication technologies as well as sports that arose in this era. Industrial workers had to work long…

Douglas Mcmillon, CEO of Walmart is the robber barons of today because of how he treat workers, sells products and enforces policies. First, employees are not treated fairly during holiday seasons. The workload of employees increase but the compensation they receive cannot keep up with the work increased. One of the biggest problems is employees does not get a day off during holiday. Holiday such as Thanksgiving have a huge sale and employees are require working during the holiday. Mcmillon…

Defining robber baron, in some cases it’s an opinion. I can think a robber baron is just some cheapskate that sells fake shoes online, or a boss at Mcdonald's who doesn’t give raises, or a drug lord. But the actual definition is a an american capitalists who made a fortune in the late 19th century by ruthless, or unright things. Then there are the captains of industry. Men/women, who have made a fortune by positively helping out other people, their country, and their country's economy. The…

Populist DBQ The Gilded age is a term coined by Mark Twain to describe the period after the Civil War, specifically the period of 1865-1900. The Gilded age was a time of great change in the United states, it was dawn of new technology, government policy, and economic status, and changed the conditions of the American life for everyone. On paper, this Post-Civil War era seems like a period in the U.S. that was fueled by selfishness, corruption, and government misconduct, but in reality there…