What role did government play in their rise to become economic powers?

Part 1

Choose one of the following captains of industry:

Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J Pierpont Morgan
Andrew W. Mellon

Examine the methods used by these men in creating their companies and address the following:

Did they become wealthy by creating superior methods of production and finance?
Did they simply eliminate their rivals in ways that damaged the economy?
What role did government play in their rise to become economic powers?
How did they interact with the nascent labor movement? Did they contribute to the common good?

** there is not a specified amount of pages required.*** Enough so I can create slides to go along with the essay on voicethread.

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