John D Rockefeller by Kara Dudley https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540 Was he a "Robber Barren"? en-us 2017-12-15 13:07:43 UTC 2025-10-24 15:38:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Who is John D Rockefeller? dudkar https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216464241 He was the founder of the standard oil company which made him among the most wealthiest of men on earth.]]> 2017-12-15 13:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216464241 Works cited dudkar https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216464936 History.com Staff. “John D. Rockefeller.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2010, www.history.com/topics/john-d-rockefeller.

“John D. Rockefeller.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 12 Sept. 2016, www.biography.com/people/john-d-rockefeller-20710159.
“John Rockefeller & Standard Oil.” Emaze presentations, www.emaze.com/@AICLFOTI/John-Rockefeller-&-Standard-Oil.

]]> 2017-12-15 13:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216464936 Why was him being the founder a big deal? dudkar https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216465716 John D Rockefeller's company owned 90% of all the refineries and pipelines within in the United States of America.  
Rockefeller built up the business so large by buying out other oil businesses until he owned almost all of the industry in the country. ]]> 2017-12-15 13:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216465716 Problems arise dudkar https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216466404 People accused Rockefeller of unethical practices. Among these included that he priced the oil too high because he had no competition that would lower the cost. ]]> 2017-12-15 13:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216466404 Government steps in dudkar https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216466998 In 1911 the Supreme court ordered him to split us his Business because they found him guilty of violating the anti-trust laws which made combinations of business and situations similar illegal. ]]> 2017-12-15 13:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216466998 He gave money away dudkar https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216468406 In all Rockefeller donated more than $500 million to multiple philanthropic causes.  ]]> 2017-12-15 13:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dudkar/6btym271q540/wish/216468406