Chapter 1
The rise of Standard Oil
Chapter 2
The black gold of Baku
Chapter 3
Sumatran jungles and British tankers
Chapter 4
The desert sands of Persia
YOUR GOAL
Master of Oil barons of the 1900s
Ch 1 · The rise of Standard Oil
schopenhauer Standard Oil
We ran the pipelines across the land, To keep the power in a single hand.
schopenhauer Rockefeller created the first massive corporate trust to legally control competitors across different states.
schopenhauer Standard Oil built secret pipeline networks to bypass high railroad shipping rates and crush competitors.
BETA
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Fun Fact
Rockefeller's dimes: To improve his public image, billionaire John D. Rockefeller carried around pockets full of dimes, giving them away to children and adults he met.
Glossary
monopoly (noun)
The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service. John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil controlled ninety percent of United States oil refining by 1880.
The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service. John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil controlled ninety percent of United States oil refining by 1880.
Quiz
How much did the price of kerosene drop during the early years of Standard Oil's refining dominance?
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What was the primary petroleum product refined by Standard Oil before the widespread use of automobiles?
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Which investigative journalist wrote the 1904 exposé that led to the breakup of Standard Oil?
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Which modern energy giant was formed directly from one of the pieces of the broken-up Standard Oil?
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In which US state did John D. Rockefeller found the Standard Oil Company in 1870?
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What engineering innovation did Standard Oil construct in the late 1870s to bypass expensive railroad transport?
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How many independent companies was Standard Oil broken into by the US Supreme Court in 1911?
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What legal structure did Samuel Dodd invent in 1882 to help Standard Oil control multiple companies?