USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

ROBBER BARONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Although he grew up a poor Scottish immigrant, he eventually owned every step of the steel making process
A
Rockefeller
B
Morgan
C
Carnegie
D
All of them
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Scottish-born Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist.

Detailed explanation-3: -Andrew Carnegie, (born November 25, 1835, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland-died August 11, 1919, Lenox, Massachusetts, U.S.), Scottish-born American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was also one of the most important philanthropists of his era.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Andrew Carnegie (b. 1835-1919) gained control of the U.S. steel industry by producing quality steel at low prices and by taking over every stage of production, eventually gaining a monopoly.

Detailed explanation-5: -Carnegie adopted a new process invented by Sir Henry Bessemer that allowed steel to be made from iron more efficiently and quickly. This lowered the cost for steel, expanding the market. While this Bessemer steel didn’t work for bridges or buildings, it worked well for railways.

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