America's Big Businesses

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  • Created on: 09-05-17 09:45
What was Robert Carnegie mainly known for?
Steel
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What did the term "robber barons" stand for?
It was a derogatory term used to describe the owners of big businesses
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Who is widely considered to be the richest American of all time?
John D. Rockefeller
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What were the "personal fortunes"?
Money that big bussiness owners made from exploiting their workers
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What was Vandebilt's role before he got into the railroads business?
Steamboat entrepreneur
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What was the Homestead Strike?
A bloody confrontation between the National Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of the United States and Carnegie Steel Comapny
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