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That's a long story. The short answer is he slowly bought out oil refineries across the nation and consolidated them into a large conglomerate called Standard Oil... Which at it's height controlled the entire market, creating a Monopoly. A result of his actions made him one of the most wealthy entrepreneurs who ever lived.

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