Rise Of Business Tycoons Flashcards

1
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Gospel of wealth written by….. Says what

A

Andrew Carnegie.

Nothing wrong with being rich and powerful- but it is the obligation of the rich to give back to the poor.

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John Rockefeller born in …..

Becomes king of ……

Can be described using the term….

A

NY ( poor, raised mostly by his mother)

Becomes king of oil industry

Robber barren

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3
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Names of John Rockefeller’s business

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Standard oil

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Robber barren

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Bends rules, cheats, gives little takes as much as possible

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5
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Captain of industry

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Fallows rules, treats workers right, respectable business person

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Andrew Carnegie [car-neg-ee]
Is from?
And becomes king of?
Could be described as the business term…..

A

From Scotland

King of steel industry

Captain of industry

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7
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When does Charles Darwin write the …..

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Just prior to the civil war he writes ON the ORigin of the Species

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Two most dramatic ideas from On the Origin of the Species

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Survival of the Fittest

Theory of evolution

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Taking darwins ideas of science and applying them to people and society

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Social Darwinism

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Social Darwinism

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Taking Darwin’s ideas about science and applying them to people and society

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Capitalism would relate most to which one of Darwin’s theories from On the Origin of the Species

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Survival of the fittest

Disparity of wealth- rich, poor, most in the middle

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Socialism would most closely relate to which one of Darwin’s theories

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Theory of evolution

Balance scales, government intervention to make help. Over time we will evolve

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Communism

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Force scales to balance, Revolution ( no homeless/ poor) often leads to dictation

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