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Are john D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie robber barons or captains of industry?

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They were robber barons, bought out smaller companies for their own fortune
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What I think personal The term “robber baron” contrasted with the term “captain of industry,” which described industrialists who also benefitted society. Nineteenth-century robber barons included J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Andrew W. Mellon, and John D. Rockefeller

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