Summary: Citizens For Rockefeller

From the years 1870-1937 John D. Rockefeller was a Captain of Industry and truly was an example of the idyllic American dream. He by his success as a Captain of Industry also set a precedent from then on about the way that other Captains of Industries made their wealth and

The purpose of the textbook, Who Rules America? by G. William Domhoff, is to explain his theory of Class Domination. My essay emphasises the relation of social class to power, the existence of a Corporate community, the relationship of the Corporate community to the upper class, and various methods used by the Corporate community to dominate the U.S Political System. Furthermore, my essay will discuss the potential limits to corporate power in America.

Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller; Captains of industry, or robber barons?      True, Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller may have been the most influential businessmen of the 19th century, but was the way they conducted business proper? To fully answer this question, we must look at the following: First understand how Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller changed the market of their industries. Second, look at the similarities and differences in how both men achieved domination. Third and lastly, Look at how both men treated their workers and customers in order achieve the most possible profit for their company.

John D. Rockefeller should be considered a Robber Baron. Rockefeller may be associated with a Robber baron because he used illegal tactics to create a strong oil company. The most uncertain things of all his success was how he got it. John was getting discounts from other railroad companies which

Captain of Industry John D. Rockefeller is a captain of industry in my opinion he did a lot for his country, first man to get a monopoly, was nothing became the most powerful man in the country worked hard and clean to get to his position.

No wonder that only a handful of people can’t distinguish that this old man was a crock and deserves to rot in hell! With all this positive media attention, the public had been fed lies! In real life, this money hungry, greedy villain is the prime reason why the Sherman Antitrust Act was passed. Rockefeller’s dream was to monopolize the oiling industry, and he so successfully did. Because of his great empire (the Standard Oil Co.)

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

Rockefeller was a great Captain Of Industry; he reshaped and converted the oil industry and became a philanthropist. Rockefeller grew up in an above average home with his Mother and Father. “After being graduated from High School in 1855, the family sent him to a Cleveland Business School.” (The New Tycoons: John D. Rockefeller) Rockefeller’s parent’s support as a young man was a great contribution to his success. Many people argue that Rockefeller didn’t deserve his great accomplishments, but just as many other successful people; he too worked very hard for his achievements. “Young John Rockefeller entered the workforce on the bottom rung of the ladder as a clerk in a Cleveland shipping firm” (The New Tycoons; John D. Rockefeller). Rockefeller went from being a clerk in a small firm to building up one of the greatest and largest industries in the U.S. As products such as automobiles were becoming more popular, the demand for oil grew. John D. Rockefeller was also known for being a Philanthropist, Rockefeller wrote one of his partners, “let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good” (Folsom, John D. Rockefeller and the Oil Industry) Rockefeller knew that there was a need for oil, he gave the best oil he could at the lowest price, his customers were his main priority and they were in his best interest. Not only did Rockefeller support fellow Americans while he was alive, he also did after

Hangyi Gu Professor Gregory Smay AAS 33A 9 October 2014 Essay Prompt #3 After the colonists managed to drive back Britain, the country known for its military prowess, they were hoping to return back to the times where they could expand, unhindered by any obstacle. With the largest and most powerful force gone, they had finally become "Masters of the land". However with all wars, the colonists were not freed from the burdens of debt, which they not only owed the veterans of the war, but also to foreign powers that supported their cause. Originally, nobody wanted to reform the Articles of Confederation. After suffering several offenses from the tyranny of King George III, the colonists wanted anything but another king. But seeing as the

John D. Rockefeller Jr. took a massive beating from the press following the events in Ludlow, as well as the Rockefeller family name was basically dragged through the mud. An advisor for Rockefeller, Mackenzie King, as well as public relations expert, Ivy Lee, were hired to try and mend the family’s damaged reputation. Some of the strategies they came up with included meeting with the miners and their families to listen to all their concerns and complaints, Rockefeller inspected the conditions of the factories and the miner’s homes and attended social events. This ultimately was great advice and attracted positive media coverage which assisted in resolving the issue of the Ludlow strike. This could be considered a major turning point in Rockefeller’s life because the strategies worked to repair the reputation of the Rockefeller family

In the late 1800’s, John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie were both robber barons because they were ruthless and cruel. Rockefeller used mean harsh tactics to make money. In addition to that, Carnegie tried to stop unions in his company that represented his workers. Rockefeller bought out other companies so that people who needed oil would have to buy it from him. He also used thugs to make companies sell if they were stubborn. Carnegie squashed other businesses. Because John D. Rockefeller was able to make a lot of money, he kept using his strategies to get rich. Carnegie received lots of money because of his industry. He also used cruel tactics to make money along with Rockefeller. They were both ruthless when it came to money.

In the late 1800’s, George Eastman, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie were all Captains of Industry because they all donated large sums of money to support different charities. John D. Rockefeller was into donating money to institutes for medical research. Rockefeller eventually donated $50 million dollars to the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research so it could help try to cure diseases, give people health checks and develop medicines(reading). Andrew Carnegie gave money to help build libraries and public education. Carnegie gave away $350 million dollars to build 2,500+ libraries(reading). George Eastman was always a kind-hearted man. From when he got his first paying job, to being one of the greatest people in his industry,

Rockefeller techniques I found it to be unjustified the way he handles business. Rockefeller in the 1860s and 1870s had a rough competition with producers, refiners, manufactures, brokers, and shippers. It was his need to have power and wealth that led him to take drastic measures to have a prosperous business. Consequently, that meant getting rid of the overwhelming competition in the industry. The destructive strategies he used were unjustified. Some of these methods were illegal and even aggressive. He wanted to acquire monopoly control in the industry which lead to bribing political officials. As well as, hiring spies and with the information that he received he would formulate arsenal of obstruction to eliminate competitors. He was definitely

Jameson Stahl Hour 6 Labore Argumentative Paper John D. Rockefeller, at his peak was said to have had a total net worth of around $341 billion in USD today. Rockefeller was at the head of Americas first monopoly. His oil company, Standard Oil, controlled 90% of the entire US oil industry. Rockefeller believed that he was doing the right thing, but others did not perceive him the same way. John D. Rockefeller was indeed a robber baron.

John Davison Rockefeller One of the most influential men in shaping America, one of the most brilliant men to walk this Earth, one of the most resilient and cut-throat entrepreneurs of time is John D. Rockefeller. There are a few things that make this man have a few of these qualities. The biggest and most important reasons is he is one of the very few men who literally made America and its reality what it is today. There are lots of men who made big moves to push America in this direction, but Rockefeller’s actions were so big that it made him the richest man in America. Well what did Rockefeller do that was so iconic? He discovered oil. Not only did he discover the biggest oil source in the world, the Standard Oil Company, but he also used his wealth to fund other philanthropic causes.