Question 3 • EAP-Virginia and US History A CR
The Cleveland Massacre was John D. Rockefeller’s rapid takeover of competing oil refineries in Cleveland in 1872 as Standard Oil expanded. Many refinery owners were pressured to sell or join Standard Oil, so it was not a labor dispute or an attempt to stop a monopoly. The correct choice is “a takeover by Standard Oil of the refineries in Cleveland.”
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