Robber Barons

The Robber Barons were...

• medieval warlords from Germany

• the Princes of Renaissance Genoa

• corrupt politicians in the Gilded Age

• men of business in the Gilded Age

The goal of a Robber Baron was...

• to force all other companies to pay him a fee

• to control entire industries

• to achieve spiritual perfection

• to overthrow the government

Robber Barons treated their workers...

• like prize racehorses, well fed and groomed

• with respect and honesty

• with patient and paternalistic firmness

• like tools, to be used

An interlocking directorate is...

• a form of government in ancient Greece

• a kind of weaving to produce large baskets

• a shadowy technique used to control many businesses

• a Progressive reform method

John D Rockefeller was the head of

• the National Rifle Association

• the US Supreme Court

• Standard Oil

• the Pennsylvania Railroad

Andrew Carnegie cornered...

• the steel market

• the market in shipping

• the stock market

• the supermarket

Carnegie sent his henchmen to shoot down striking workers...

• but Superman came and stopped them

• to prevent them from taking the Queen hostage

• and then went on vacation to Scotland

• but later became a philanthropist and gave away millions