USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who promoted industrialization with their willingness to risk capital on new inventions?
A
Adam Smith
B
The government
C
Entrepreneurs
D
Karl Marx
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Entrepreneurs who rose to prominence during the Industrial Revolution included John D. Rockefeller (Standard Oil), Cornelius Vanderbilt (railroads), Andrew Carnegie (the steel industry), and J.P. Morgan (banking/finance), among others.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, and many of the technological and architectural innovations were of British origin. By the mid-18th century, Britain was the world’s leading commercial nation, controlling a global trading empire with colonies in North America and the Caribbean.

Detailed explanation-3: -Entrepreneurs became the driving force behind the innovation that launched the first industrial revolution and those after. Their inventions ushered in the industrial age, often allowing companies to scale their production and become exponentially more efficient.

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