Question 13 • FL-2100310-United States History Sem 1
The “Cleveland Massacre” was Standard Oil’s rapid consolidation of the oil-refining business in Cleveland in 1872. John D. Rockefeller pressured or bought out many competing refinery owners, bringing their refineries under Standard Oil’s control. It was not a labor dispute or an effort to stop Standard Oil from becoming a monopoly.
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