What steps did the US government take toward Standard Oil in the early 1900s?

The government sued Standard Oil under the Sherman Antitrust Act, arguing that it had used monopolistic practices to restrain trade. In 1911, the Supreme Court ordered the company to be broken up into smaller, independent companies. The Federal Trade Commission did not investigate Standard Oil; the FTC was created in 1914, after the breakup.

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