Robber barons

The environmental history of Montana has been centered on economic boom and bust cycles, environmental degradation, and profiteering at the expense of Montana by avaricious robber barons. Every cycle has resulted in catastrophic and indelible consequences for the environment, ecosystems and people of Montana. For the most part, America’s unfettered and laissez faire corporate markets allowed for the commodification and exploitation of the environment. In addition, the limitations of Montana’s…

Introduction Henry II built the foundations of law as it sits today. Assize of Clarendon was an act that came in 1166 that transformed the English law. As trial jury was a way where evidence and inspection came before the punishment. Inquiry was my under oath by freemen. This shaped the new way of law in England. This act would be eventually known as common law. Why did Henry need a new way of dealing with crime? The Assize addressed many problems. When Henry II inherited the throne, he had…

What was so fascinating and appealing about Marxism/Communism Marxism has long been the alternative philosophical approach to capitalism as a way to model a society. Whereas, western civilization opted for capitalism, countries in the east, most notably Russia and China, embraced a Marxist identity. The debate on which is the better philosophy, capitalism or Marxism, was settled by the fall of the Berlin Wall, yet, there has been tremendous appeal of the Marxist ideals both before and after…

The movement and eventual ban (justified by the Constitution) of the production, importation, transportation and sale of alcohol is called Prohibition. Alcohol is classified as a depressant, a substance that slows down the functions of the body and calms the nerves. Therefore, consumption of alcohol alters the mind’s abilities to make rational decisions. In the early portion of the twentieth century Prohibition was a nationwide movement to ban alcohol. The nation was very divided on…

The Feud of the Patriot and the People: A Comparison and Discussion of Zinn’s and Schweikart - Allen’s Histories of the United States When traditionally defined, the terms “patriot” and “people” have oftentimes been considered complementary constructs. The term “patriot” is defined as an emotional, positive attachment to a homeland. It alludes to memories of nationalistic revolution, of the Revolutionary War and Glorious Revolution, where the oppressed and exploited “people” rise up in mutiny…

industry? “These men, they were absolutely revolutionary in the making and foundation of the modern day business. They completely industrialized the new world and propelled America into a new era of progress and success.” (Clif Poston) Robber Barons such as John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie were known to the new world as titans and captains of their industry. These men used extreme tactics to climb the industrial ladder and eventually monopolize their industry. Carnegie and…

I read The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen; The book was published in 1899 by Macmillan. From a biography on Encyclopedia Britannica I found that Veblen was a graduate of Carleton College, and went on to study at John Hopkins and Yale; Earning a Ph.D. from the latter in 1884. After spending seven years reading on his father’s farm he went to Cornell as a graduate student, and then on to the University of Chicago where he became an instructor in economics in 1896. He published The…

original businessman, steering him to success. His business would light the homes of Americans, and create the system of pipes that helped to transport oil. Rockefeller profited off of others and exploited features about them, giving him the title of “Robber…

214,462 violent crimes reported and 8,975,438 property crimes reported. (FBI, 2013). These statistics show that there is still a significant amount of crime within the United States with property crimes being reported more frequently. According to Baron (2006), people engage in property offenses to gain money in an attempt to decrease feelings of relative deprivation. It is also mentioned that deprivation is linked to violence as people get angered by their failure to fit in with the wealth…

In 1919, congress enforced the Volstead Act, which officialized prohibition. Also, January 16th, 1919, the 18th amendment was passed, enforing prohibition. During the Gilded Age, the economy was primarily based off of the succession of Robber Barons and their big businesses. In the 1920's, however, the economy was stablized by consumerism. In the 1920's, unlawful segregation was blatently practiced, although rarely labeled. During this era, economic growth inclined as well. After World War…