Look at the table. A 3-column table with 5 rows titled World Steel Production in 1900. The first column is labeled Country with entries United notes, Germany and Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Other countries, and World Total. The second column is labeled Production (in metric tons) with entries 10,351,485; 6,645,962; 5,131,036; 6,598,211; and 28,726,694. The third column is labeled % of World Production with entries 36.0, 23.1, 17.9, 23.0, and 100.0.
According to the table, what was the state of the steel industry in the United States at the turn of the 20th century?
The steel industry became the sole industry in the United States.
The United States became the world leader in steel production.
The United States became the number one importer of steel.
The steel industry saw little growth at the turn of the 20th century.