USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

ANDREW CARNEGIE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which country was Andrew Carnegie born?
A
Scotland
B
Ireland
C
Great Britain
D
Norway
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland on November 25, 1825 1835. His family immigrated to the United States when he was a child and eventually they settled in Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-2: -Andrew Carnegie: Early Life and Career Andrew Carnegie, whose life became a rags-to-riches story, was born into modest circumstances on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland, the second of two sons of Will, a handloom weaver, and Margaret, who did sewing work for local shoemakers.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1901, in Scotland, he gave $10 million to establish the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.

Detailed explanation-4: -Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was a Scottish immigrant who is remembered for his industrialist fortune and philanthrophy. Carnegie made his fortune through steel and railroad businesses. This photograph of Andrew Carnegie taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) circa 1905.

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