Fenote's Comic Strip Project pt. 1
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- John D. Rockefeller was an entrepreneur who became known for being one of the richest people in the world. At 16 he had started a business with his friend, Maurice Clark and had been successful. Later he decided to invest in kerosene and start a new business from there called Rockefeller and Andrews. Slowly he becomes the largest oil refinery business with his skills to grow out his business.
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- I should try out the oil industry..
- After he became successful in his previous business, he started a new one called Standard Oil. He would buy out his competition by telling them to sell to him for a good price or go out of business. After he takes their business, he changes it to be more profitable and efficient for him.
- I am unstoppable.
- Rockefeller wanted to take over the entire oil industry, by the 1880s, 90 percent of the world's oil was Standard Oil. In 1882, Rockefeller made the Standard Oil Trust, which allowed him to manage all the Standard Oil in multiple states, some states had tried to stop him by making laws to have other oil competitors better, but he was too strong at this point. After 20 years his business was spilt up to prevent him from getting too powerful with the monopoly with unfair business practices.
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