Theodore Roosevelt fulfilled his promise of dismantling monopolies with the antitrust legislation. The reality of possibly losing the empire he built from the ground up causes Rockefeller to become a fugitive ducking multiple subpoenas. After the birth of his first grandchild Rockefeller decides he doesn’t want to be like his father and returns to defend the empire he spent decades building.
This trial became known as the trial the century because it dismantled one of the biggest monopolies in the world and changed how business was conducted. Rockefeller standard oil was broken up into 34 different entities and he had stock in each. Although, Rockefeller lost the court case he was able to make more money than ever. He became the richest
This trial became known as the trial the century because it dismantled one of the biggest monopolies in the world and changed how business was conducted. Rockefeller standard oil was broken up into 34 different entities and he had stock in each. Although, Rockefeller lost the court case he was able to make more money than ever. He became the richest