WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
ANDREW CARNEGIE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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war
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famine
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religious beliefs
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -He started life as a poor boy in Scotland and became one of the richest and most philanthropic men of all time. To escape poverty in Scotland, Carnegie immigrated with his family to Pittsburgh at age 13.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and emigrated to Pittsburgh with his parents in 1848 at age 12. Carnegie started work as a telegrapher, and by the 1860s had investments in railroads, railroad sleeping cars, bridges, and oil derricks.
Detailed explanation-3: -Margaret opened a small food store to add to the family’s income. As of the winter of 1847-1848, it was not at all clear that the family would survive Scotland’s industrialization. Carnegie’s mother taught the young Carnegie the frugality that he would become famous for later.