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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius started with 100 dollars just to buy the sailboat to start his business, there was a lot of competition he had low prices as low as 18 cents. Within one year he was able to pay back his parents the 100 dollars. He was a monopolist, he would crush all his competition by betraying business partners he also manipulated stock prices to his benefit. Cornelius was not all bad he donate his largest steamship to the union navy, but is was just to keep a good public image. -
John D. Rockefeller
John became rich ruthlessly, he was accused of eliminating competitions, getting rich on refunds from railroads, he would pay men to spy on competing companies, making secret agreements, he would also intimidate rivals to join the Standard Oil Company under threat of being forced out of business, and he would build big wealth on the ruins of other men. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew also became rich but was somewhat the opposite of John. When he was working in the railroads he made wise investments and made the Carnegie Steel Company. He was the opposite of John in many ways like Andrew gave back to the country especially to people in need. He also built and funded libraries and science research. -
J.P. Morgan
Morgan was one the most wealthiest businessmen in the world through his founding of private banks. He saved the country from bankruptcy twice even after Roosevelt decided to break up Morgan's railroad company. By saving the country he gained a lot of power and he managed to push the country’s industry forward.
