Standard Oil Trust

October 2, 2009 by Bdoga

In 1911 the federal government ordered Standard Oil to dissolve its trust. Into how many smaller companies was Standard Oil ordered to separate itself – seven, nineteen, or sixty?Answer: Sixty.

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