Which of the Following Statements Concerning the United States Steel

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the United States Steel Company is true?

• A) It was Andrew Carnegie's steel company in the 1870s and 1880s.
• B) It was the steel company operated by the United States government when it nationalized the steel trust.
• C) It was the first business capitalized at more than $1 billion.
• D) It was created by J.P. Morgan to compete with Federal Steel.
• E) It was the first company to issue stock to meet its huge capital needs.

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Layer of peritoneum lining the abdominal walls.

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