Answer:
The correct answer is B. John D. Rockefeller.
Explanation:
John D. Rockefeller was the first billionaire in history, thanks to his role as founder of the oil company Standard Oil in 1870. Through the profits provided by the company, Rockefeller became the richest person in the world, obtaining profits that were equivalent to 2% of the GDP of the United States of America of that time.
Through its expansionist trade policies, and the merger or purchase of its competitors, Standard Oil became the first commercial monopoly of the modern era, controlling practically the entire fuel business in the United States, until in 1911 the Sherman Act ordered its dissolution.
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Answer:
a
Explanation:
Lincoln's Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction allowed Confederate states to reunite with Union if 10% of the voters swore allegiance. All members of the Confederacy, except the high rank ones, will be pardoned from their actions.
Congress thought these plans were too easy, so they responded with the Wade Davis bill, making 50% of a Confederate state swore allegiance. Lincoln vetoed this bill, preventing its effects.
Although The Battle of
Hampton Roads was not won by either side, the importance it had, was
that it was the first battle of armored ships in history, and also
included a development of notable war technologies: such as the rotating
turret of the USS Monitor. <span>The great battle between these battleships lasted for hours, and none was able to destroy the other; finally the USS Monitor made the ironclad Virginia retreat, unable to do real damage. <span>This
initiated a new form of maritime war, using ironclads, that soon
would be much more advanced, like the ironclads or destroyers ships of the first
world war.</span></span>
Answer:
1. In the 1950s, the American Dream was to have a perfect family, secure job, and a perfect house in the suburbs.
2. The American Dream transformed into an ideal that relied in people being able to afford all the modern accessories: cars, television sets, and college educations for one's children. Television greatly helped define the American Dream as the acquisition of material goods.
