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In 1870, John D. Rockefeller organized the Standard Oil Company of Ohio. Why did Rockefeller try to gain ownership of stock in other oil companies?
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In 1870, John D. Rockefeller organized the Standard Oil Company of Ohio. Why did Rockefeller try to gain ownership of stock in other oil companies?

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the guy above me is right was gonna say the same thing as him
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So he could monopolize the oil industry and become the most powerful and richest person in the area of trade.
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