American big business came to rival, even surpass other nations own business economies. how did this come to be? who were some of the luminaries in this transition? how do terms like "robber baron" or "social darwinism" play into such a discussion?

2. in a short paragraph, compare the political philosophies of thomas hobbes and john locke. then, in a second paragraph, explain how the ideas of these two men influenced various forms of government that developed around the world during and after the enlightenment. (5 points)