Question

Medicine

Uses for Oil in the Late 1800s
Kerosene and
Fuel for
other illuminants
heating
systems
Fuel for
engines in cars
and other
machines
The economic trend illustrated in the chart proved most beneficial to:
A. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
B. Andrew Carnegie.
C. William Jennings Bryan.
D. John D. Rockefeller.

Answer 1

D. John D. Rockefeller

Step-by-step explanation:

You want to know who benefited most from the use of oil in the late 1800s in the US.

Oil Baron

John D. Rockefeller invested in a Cleveland OH oil refinery in 1863, going on to found the Standard Oil Company in 1870. By the 1890s, he controlled about 90% of the pipelines and refineries for oil, becoming one of the wealthiest men in the world.

Critics accused Rockefeller of using unethical business practices to eliminate his competitors. In 1911, he was found in violation of antitrust laws. Subsequently, Standard Oil was broken into more than 30 separate companies.

John D. Rockefeller, choice D, found the use of oil most beneficial.