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John D. Rockefeller can be considered a robber baron, due to his exessive wealth gained from his company, Standard Oil. However, he is also considered a philantropist because of all the money he donated.
He could be considered a robber baron of the Industrial Age. This meant that he acquired his wealth through ruthless means such as forcing smaller companies out of businesses. He was known to cheat himself to the top by stealing plans from other businesses and used the concept of Social Darwinism to justify his means of acquiring wealth.
They began to believe that wealth was a sign of "survival of the fittest."
There were 400 families by the 1920's that were the richest of all. They were the robber barons and had names like Rockefeller, Kennedy, Carnegie, Ford, and others.
The Gospel of Wealth was created in 1889.
Wealth",[ more commonly known as "The Gospel of Wealth", is an essay written by Andrew Carnegie in 1889
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The "Gospel of Wealth" was published in 1889 in the North American Review. It was written by Andrew Carnegie as an essay advocating philanthropy among the wealthy.
They both helped society.
The "Gospel of Wealth" was written by Andrew Carnegie in 1889. In this essay, Carnegie discussed his views on wealth accumulation and philanthropy, arguing that the wealthy have a responsibility to use their wealth to benefit society.
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Andrew Carnegie expressed his belief in the Gospel of Wealth by donating millions to philanthropy and founding thousands of public libraries.
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