Thursday, February 15, 2007

Robber Barons or Captains of Industry


Guiding Questions:


What various practices of industrialists/financiers led to their being labeled "robber barons"? "Captains of industry"?

In what ways did such industrialists/financiers harm and/or benefit the U.S. economy and the quality of life of its citizens?


Objectives


State definitions of the terms "robber baron" and "captain of industry."
List some of the actions, both positive and negative, of one or more captains of industry/robber barons.
Take a stand as to whether a particular financier/industrialist is or is not a robber baron and support that stand with evidence.


To complete the tasks and answer the questions above, click here.


Be sure to evaluate the 4 case studies (Carnegie, vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and Morgan) and defend why you named them a Captain of Industry or Robber Baron. Cheeuh.

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