John D. Rockefeller became one of the wealthiest individuals in history by establishing the Standard Oil Company, which created a trust that controlled the majority of oil refineries in the United States. His business practices, including aggressive consolidation and monopolization, allowed him to dominate the oil industry. This not only made him a symbol of the robber baron era but also led to significant antitrust legislation in the U.S.
The individual you are referring to is Alonzo Herndon. Born into slavery in Georgia in 1858, he had limited formal education but became a skilled barber. Herndon established a successful barbershop and went on to become the wealthiest Black property owner in Atlanta, significantly impacting the community and paving the way for future Black entrepreneurs.
he became famous by creating the Oil Refining Company that helped him get richer when cars were created in further years ahead
Indians were upset that they were being controlled through the Louisiana purchase and became very angry towards the white people for killing their peony.
There were 22 states, then Maine broke away from Massachusetts and became the 23rd state. The states in 1820 were all the one's east of the Mississippi, and Lousiana. West Virginia wasn't a state then, there was just Virginia, and Florida was controlled by Spain then.
Nigeria became on of Africa's wealthiest nations mainly because of the oil reserves they have
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A successful businessman who became the wealthiest black property owner in Atlanta.
Because it had a central location overlooking the Bosporus and Dardanelles. In order to trade between the Mediterranean Sea and black sea you had to go through Constantinople. It became the wealthiest part of the Roman Empire and controlled most trade between the east and west.
Alonzo Herndon became the wealthiest black property owner in Atlanta.
because of software Microsoft and is one of the world's wealthiest men.
he was an apprentice for Robert bridges and was the wealthiest man in Philadelphia also became a sails men
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When France left Vietnam in 1954 part of the country was controlled by the communists, and part was democratically controlled. The Communist controlled are became North Vietnam, and the Democratic area became South Vietnam.
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rulers known as the shang became powerful because they controlled land and had strong armies