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Standard Oil Trust Controls 90% of U.S. Oil Refining - Monopoly Power Peak

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By the end of the 1890s, the Standard Oil Trust controls the refining of 90 to 95 percent of all oil produced in the United States, representing the most complete industrial monopoly in American history achieved through systematic elimination of competitors, strategic mergers, and exploitation of …

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