J. D. Rockefeller was considered both a robber baron and a captain of industry.
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.
used ruthless buiness tactics against their competitors
They were the richest men of their time and they controlled the oil, railroad, and banking of the nation. They lived like kings and paid their workers as little as they could. Carnegie came from Scotland with nothing, but through ruthless means he worked to become the richest. Rockefeller and Morgan were also ruthless in their dealings. This made them Robber barons stealing from the poor to make themselves richer. We have robber barons too with the 1% richest today.
In speaking about the so-called US 19th century robber barons, such as Rockefeller and Carnegie, their results were two-fold. They created millionaire dynasties and were at times cruel bosses, they also engineered great industrial progress. And, it can be said that Rockefeller did provide certain good benefits to workers. Nevertheless, they brought upon themselves regulations that were needed to help the general well being of the nation.
Robber Barons
He liked little boys
J. D. Rockefeller was considered both a robber baron and a captain of industry.
Robber Barons is was what U.S. political and economic commentator Matthew Josephson called the economic princes (billionaires).
Business leaders such as John D. Rockefeller were called 'robber barons because he made huge profits by paying his workers low wages.
Yes.
caused they got many jobs
Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt
john d. Rockefeller
caused they got many jobs
John D. Rockefeller was one.
Rockefeller's business practices earned him the reputation of a greedy "robber baron". He gained a good reputation because of his philanthropy.