Iron and steel--by the late 19th century the US became the world leader in iron ore and steel exports.
Access to natural resources and a lot of labor, the US was able to access iron ore which was a hot commodity and necessary for creating steel. If countries had the ability to create steel then they would just buy the iron ore. If they could not produce steel, then US Steel was the export for them. Steel industries dominated states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana.
Democracy hope this helps
Although you may thinik the answer is 100 the factual answer is 116 years
It is okay to question commonly held beliefs.
Mathilde refuses to attend the party without a suitable dress/Loisel gives money/doesn't have jewellery/borrows a necklace/loses it/borrows money to buy a new one/lives in poverty to pay debt. CLIMAX: 10 years later relieved of the debt Mme.