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A term used in the 19th century in the U.S as a negative reference to business men and bankers who dominated their respective industries and amassed huge ...

Definition of robber baron in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of robber baron ... It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent ...

Government, by definition, is the nationalization of force. It can do nothing without the threat or use of force. It's major--often only--source of income ...

The robber barons (especially the railroad men and the financiers who gained control of rail companies through stock buy-outs) hired lobbyists to work on their ...

A Robber Baron is defined as one of the American industrialists (big business leader) of the late 19th century who became wealthy by unethical (cheating) ...

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The robber barons of the 19th century used what were viewed as unfair labor practices and anti-competitive business activities to amass great ...

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Robber Baron was a term applied to a businessman in the 19th century who engaged in unethical and monopolistic practices, utilized corrupt ...

Once bagged the title of 'richest person in the world, Rockefeller is a typical example of a Robber Baron. He was responsible for monopolizing the US's oil ...

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Robber baron was a referring to a business man in the 19th century who engaged in unethical and monopolistic practices. Robber barons gained immense political ...

The men who built America are viewed today as either “Robber Barons” or “Captains of Industry”. According to dictionary.com a Robber Baron is “a person who ...

Definition: According to Merriam Webster, Robber Barons were capitalists that made their money through exploitation and ethically questioned tactics. The term ...

Answer & Explanation · Three major criticisms of the "Robber Barons" during the nineteenth century were: Monopolistic practices: · Three ...

They further increased their earnings by eradicating competition, which allowed them to control prices of both output and labor. " - Definition taken from the ...

Gifts of the "Robber Barons" - James A. Nuechterlein, ...

Thus was born the notion of the “robber barons,” and it has had a long historical shelf life. ... defining “those categories of newsmen who ...

a U.S. capitalist of the late 19th century who became wealthy by ruthless and unethical means. 2. a feudal noble who robbed travelers passing through his lands.

In the blank space following each activity, write C if the activity describes an activity practiced by someone who fits the definition of Captain of Industry, ...

Robber baron is a pejorative term for social criticism originally applied to certain wealthy and powerful businessmen in 19th-century America.

To the uninitiated, the robber barons of the 19th century refer to past industry giants who founded hugely successful companies during America's ...

Captains of Industry? Or Robber Barons?

This DBQ (Document Based Questions) asks you to decide whether these businessmen were “Captains of Industry” or “Robber Barons”. ... Define or explain the ...

" Chernow invokes these indicting labels as if they are self-defining. Is "greed" really a useful or accurate term to encompass so extraordinary ...

Carnegie utilized a vertical monopoly system in which his company produced, distributed and sold their product. This questionable practice, along with ...

The meaning of ROBBER BARON is an American capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century who became wealthy through exploitation (as of ...

Captains of Industry or Robber Barons? Corporations and Monopolies. A Corporation is a ... How would you define the term “Robber Baron”? Cornelius and William ...