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Question 8 • Quiz

In Ohio in 1872, the Cleveland Massacre was

Answer
A
a failed attempt by Standard Oil to take over other refineries.
B
a violent labor dispute at Standard Oil refineries in Cleveland.
C
a takeover by Standard Oil of the refineries in Cleveland.
D
an attempt to stop Standard Oil from becoming a monopoly.

Explanation

The Cleveland Massacre was Standard Oil’s rapid consolidation of the Cleveland oil-refining industry in 1872. Rockefeller bought out or pressured competing refineries into joining Standard Oil, so it was a takeover of Cleveland refineries—not a violent labor dispute or an attempt to stop Standard Oil.

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