John D. Rockefeller was not a Robber Baron because he did nothing wrong‚ he was a product of the Industrial era‚ and played by its rules to attain the greatest victory‚ absolute economic success Rockefeller‚ Robber Baron or Captain of Industry? John D. Rockefeller was the first billionaire in the United States. He owned Standard Oil Company‚ and was the main person to organize the oil industry. When he was young‚ the company he was working for at the time sent him to oil country. He checked
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John D. Rockefeller Senior is one of the most famous industrialists to date. His fame is well deserved‚ through decades of hard work that brought prosperity to the American petroleum industry. Rockefeller has been called philanthropist‚ "great man" 1 "industrial statesman ‚ robber baron" ‚ thief and other titles of both pleasant and unpleasant nature. His ways of conducting business brought him fame‚ fortune‚ and a lawsuit that broke up the Standard Oil Company. Despite these questionable business
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John D. Rockefeller With a very humble upbringing‚ John D. Rockefeller was your mediocre son of a traveling salesman who lived in Richford‚ New York. As a young boy‚ Rockefeller made money by selling candy‚ turkeys‚ and doing odd jobs for his neighbors. When Rockefeller was fourteen his family and he moved to Cleveland‚ Ohio‚ where he attended high school. When he was just sixteen he found a job as an office clerk for a Cleveland commission firm. The firm bought‚ sold‚ and shipped grain‚ coal‚
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Rockefeller was a giant amongst men‚ he was a businessman‚ a philanthropist‚ and an educated individual. He was high above the totem pole that was established for society. His contributions to society stood the test of time‚ as his work progressively changed the lives of millions. However‚ his success story did not start at its peak‚ but it started in a small town of Rickford‚ New York. John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8‚ 1839 in the small town of Rickford‚ New York. He grew up in a very poor
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Debating the Documents Interpreting Alternative Viewpoints in Primary Source Documents Monster Monopolist or Marketplace Hero? John D. Rockefeller and his Standard Oil Company were widely admired and just as widely despised. Rockefeller: ©2006 MindSparks‚ a division of Social Studies School Service 10200 Jefferson Blvd.‚ P.O. Box 802 Culver City‚ CA 90232 United States of America (310) 839-2436 (800) 421-4246 Fax: (800) 944-5432 Fax: (310) 839-2249 http://mindsparks.com access@mindsparks.com
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John D. Rockefeller‚ Jr.‚ one of the wealthiest men in history‚ did not spend his fortune for selfish desires; instead‚ he became an eminent philanthropist. As his father entrusted him with more responsibilities‚ Rockefeller‚ Jr. realized that his inherited wealth would have an immeasurable impact on the society and on less fortunate people. His contributions made a great impact on the American people as he supported financially the creation of parks and preservation of forests‚ while at the same
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John D. Rockefeller & The Standard Oil Trust Lexile 1170 Name: Period: John Davison Rockefeller combined business intelligence with a ruthless personality to amass one of the largest personal fortunes in United States history. By taking advantage of the public’s demand for refined oil‚ he became one of the richest and most infamous men in America. Rockefeller is
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Andrea Giordano Advanced Writing 09/03/2010 David Rockefeller and his Philanthropy An old man‚ preparing to die is about to give away all his money. If you had a year or more to live‚ what would you do with all your wealth? Nowadays one of the wealthiest billionaires in United States‚ David Rockefeller is agreeing to give almost all of his money. More than 100 hundred million dollars is going to the University of Chicago‚ The Rockefeller University‚ the Museum of Modern Art‚ churches and people
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John D. Rockefeller Who is John D. Rockefeller? John D. Rockefeller is one of the country’s first industrialists. His success made him the world’s wealthiest men in history and the richest man who ever lived. In addition‚ Rockefeller was distinguished as a great philanthropy. Rockefeller’s mindset was all in American industry and philanthropy since the nineteenth century. His ambition rose him to the top. Rockefeller is known for
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John Davison Rockefeller was born on July 8‚ 1839 in Richford‚ New York. At the age of sixteen Rockefeller was hired for his first job as an assistant bookkeeper. Continuing his hardworking mentality‚ at age twenty Rockefeller went into a business partnership with Maurice B. Clark and his brothers. Rockefeller and his brother William‚ partnered with Samuel Andrews and founded the oil company Rockefeller & Andrews. Rather than concentrating on the drilling of oil‚ Rockefeller focused more on refining
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