WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
ANDREW CARNEGIE
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Question
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Throughout the entire text the primary purpose of the author is to ____
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Persuade wealthy Americans to perform organized charitable donations that benefit those in poorer classes such that society is improved.
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Convince the poor to form an up rise against the rich through the creation of unions.
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Inform the American industrialists about the state of living of the poor.
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Explain the division is social classes
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In “The Gospel of Wealth, ” Carnegie argued that extremely wealthy Americans like himself had a responsibility to spend their money in order to benefit the greater good. In other words, the richest Americans should actively engage in philanthropy and charity in order to close the widening gap between rich and poor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carnegie wrote The Gospel of Wealth in 1889, when he still ran Carnegie Steel, to advise others on how to best follow his lead.
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