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Industrialization transformed American life in the late 19th century as nothing had before. This industrial change transformed the life of the American people. Technology changed farming and many farmers decided to move from the rural areas of the United States to the larger cities where the large factories where located. Those new fabrics were offering many jobs to operate the new machines. Although those were low paid jobs, they represented a relief to the difficult conditions on many Americans.
Important businessmen such as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller created huge companies in the steel industry and oil industry, respectively. Although they invested a lot of money to create successful companies, during the Gilded Age those companies were accused of monopolistic practices.
Some officials were warned in clear detail by those with insider knowledge that Pearl Harbor was to be attacked by the Japanese — and some argue the attack could have been avoided altogether had these American officials heeded the warnings.
Answer:
A. Rome acquired the island of Spain as a result of the Second Punic War
Explanation:
Because Thomas Carlyle who was a writer and philospher, made up the phrase that economics is "dismal science" (dismal meaning depressing) because he believed that humans are trapped in a world where population will always grow and limit natural resources and bring widespread misery.