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Captains of Industry $ $ $ $ $

John D. Rockefeller Oil Refining Standard Oil Company

Rockefeller = oil Think… Rocks are found in the ground = oil is found in the ground

The Rockefeller Mansion

Andrew Carnegie Steel Carnegie Steel, later renamed United States Steel

Carnegie = steel Think…. Cars are made from steel =

The Carnegie Mansion

Cornelius Vanderbilt Shipping and Railroads New York Central Railroad

Vanderbilt = Railroad Think…… Vanderbilt the Railroads (Vanderbuilt) =

Cornelius Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, NY

The Biltmore House

The Bad: Monopoly – having control of a vast majority of a single industry. The Good : Philanthropy – donating money to charities and community.

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