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Compare And Contrast Rockefeller And Robber Barons
These men were robber barons. They treated their workers very poorly. Rockefeller would make his workers work long desilet hours for very little pay. Carnage made his employees work long hours and little pay. He even tried to stop unios in his company. Carnegie competed fiercely in business and tried to squash organized labor. Rockefeller, and Carnegie were robber barons. It explains how they treated their workers very badly and how little they paid them.

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