https://padlet.com/brob1298/mjx3ind3u30n en-us 2017-01-15 00:24:28 UTC 2017-01-15 00:55:13 UTC hello@padlet.com brob1298 https://padlet.com/brob1298/mjx3ind3u30n/wish/147211682 John D Rockefeller is said to be the wealthiest man of American History.  Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839 and died on May 23 1937. He was a philanthropist and a business magnate. ]]> 2017-01-15 00:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brob1298/mjx3ind3u30n/wish/147211682 brob1298 https://padlet.com/brob1298/mjx3ind3u30n/wish/147211686 Rockefeller was the founder and owner of Standard Oil company.  This company began in 1870 and very successful. The company was able to obtain most of its wealth by monopolizing the oil industry. The company owned 90% of the oil business, as well as controlling transportation and pipelines. Apparently, according to Ohio law, Rockefeller and his company were in violation of the law and the Sherman Antitrust Act. Being a smart business man, he found a loophole and allowed for other people to have ownership in his empire. ]]> 2017-01-15 00:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/brob1298/mjx3ind3u30n/wish/147211686 brob1298 https://padlet.com/brob1298/mjx3ind3u30n/wish/147211692 Rockefeller was able to obtain all of his wealth by monopolizing the oil industry. He acquired oil industries to build upon his empire, and used the profit from those businesses to purchases other business. Over time, each of us investments would grow exponentially and he became one of the richest men of all American and modern History]]> 2017-01-15 00:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/brob1298/mjx3ind3u30n/wish/147211692 brob1298 https://padlet.com/brob1298/mjx3ind3u30n/wish/147211861 Rockefeller was a big fan of biomedical research and science, so he gave some of his money to organizations that used his money to support vaccines and studies. Along with this, Rockefeller gave money to schools such as Johns Hopkins and Harvard for studies in "public sanitation." Along with funding schools in the US, he funded a medical school in China, as well as starting the University of Chicago.]]> 2017-01-15 00:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/brob1298/mjx3ind3u30n/wish/147211861 brob1298 https://padlet.com/brob1298/mjx3ind3u30n/wish/147212016 "John D. Rockefeller." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2017.
History.com Staff. "John D. Rockefeller." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 14 Jan. 2017.

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