Big Business Leaders In The Early 1900s

In the early 1900s, many business leaders were responsible for bringing about the sudden economic prosperity in the United States, using their knowledge, and business techniques. Due to their actions and business methods, it’s obvious the leaders of big business were Robber Barons in the early 1900s. They used cutthroat practices in order to succeed, and they didn’t give workers the rights they deserved.
In the early 1900s, business leaders used different methods in order to become successful. The big business leaders used cutthroat practices in order to succeed. In the text Rockefeller: Monster Monopolist or Marketplace Hero? It states “He even got some railroads to pay him a fee when they shipped his competitors’ oil.” This evidence discusses, one way John D. Rockefeller used cutthroat methods to get ahead. He forced

railroads to pay him a fee if they ship his competitors’ oil. This would make sure the competitors had no mode of transportation, and would lose money due to the decreasing amount of customers. The customers of the competing businesses would be affected negatively, because they would have to find another business’ oil to buy and use. This will benefit Rockefeller because he will recruit his competitor business’ customers earning more money. This evidence proves big business leaders like John D Rockefeller knocked out smaller businesses by stealing their customers and mode of transportations using cutthroat practices.
Workers were often treated badly by the capitalists in the early 1900s.

The leaders of big business didn’t give workers the rights they deserved. In the text, Captains of Industry or Robber Barons?, it states, “Workers were often forbidden to strike, paid very low wages, and forced to work very long hours.” This evidence is a perfect example of the dehumanization of workers. The employers treated their workers like interchangeable parts, which were easily replaced. The big business leaders started paying less attention to the working conditions, and more to the production rates, and money. They didn’t care about worker’s family or the worker’s wellbeing. Due to the horrible working conditions, the workers were more likely to be injured, and sometimes, die. The capitalists didn’t give their employees the rights and respect they deserved, because to them they were just unskilled, cheap labor. If the workers were unhappy, they would easily replace them with other unskilled workers. That’s why they were considered interchangeable parts. This evidence shows the big business leaders only cared about money, and didn’t treat their workers

properly.
In the early 1900s, many business leaders were responsible for bringing about the sudden economic prosperity in the United States, using their knowledge, and business techniques. Due to their actions and business methods, it’s obvious the leaders of big business were Robber Barons in the early 1900s. They were robber barons because the big business leaders used Cutthroat Practices in order to succeed and didn’t give workers the rights they deserved.