USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

ANDREW CARNEGIE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is Andrew Carnegie
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A guy
B
Who did things
C
A guy who did things
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A person who did things
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Andrew Carnegie (Scots: [kɑrˈnɛːɡi], English: /kɑːrˈnɛɡi/ kar-NEG-ee; November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the captains of industry of 19th century America, Andrew Carnegie helped build the formidable American steel industry, a process that turned a poor young man into the richest man in the world. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1835.

Detailed explanation-3: -By age 30, Carnegie had amassed business interests in iron works, steamers on the Great Lakes, railroads, and oil wells. He was subsequently involved in steel production, and built the Carnegie Steel Corporation into the largest steel manufacturing company in the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist best known for leading the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century.

Detailed explanation-5: -Andrew Carnegie expected a lot out of his workers in the steel mill. They worked long hours and had little to no holidays. Most years, the only day they did not work was the Fourth of July. Andrew Carnegie scheduled his workers to work twelve hours every single day, all seven days of the week.

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