Robber Baron

John D. Rockefeller

• July 8, 1839- May 23, 1937
• Oil (Standard Oil Company)
• Dominated the Oil Industry 
• Founder of University of Chicago and Rockefeller University

Rockefeller Cont.

• + He made prices cheaper and Americans ranked highest standard of living
• - It hurt small businesses, large trusts had too much government power
• Accused for the Ludlow Masacre

Cornelius Vanderbilt

• May 27, 1794 - January 4,1877
• Railroad/Water transport business man
• He started his own ferry service
• Vanderbilt University named in his honor

Vanderbilt Cont.

• + Made railroad transportation more effecient
• - Didn't share his wealth with the people
• Used many immigrants as laborers

Andrew Carnegie

• November 25, 1835 - August 11, 1919
• Steel Industry
• He built Pittsburgh's Carnegie Steel Company
• Founded Carnegie Company of New York

Carnegie Cont.

• Responsible for the Strike at Homestead Mill
• + Dedicated his fortune to educational causes
• - Required fewer workers which organized a strike

John Pierpont Morgan

• April 17, 1837 - March 31, 1913
• Steel Industry
• Financial investments in many large corporations
• J.P. Morgan & Co

Morgan Cont.

• Many of his Unions went on strike
• + Financed Railroads and organized major corporations
• - Criticized for having too much power 

Andrew Carnegie has had the biggest impact on society because he shared his wealth, he gave his wealth to good causes. Carnegie gave much of his money to the educational causes to better the societies and create a better learning.