Question

standard oils monopoly
according to the article, which of these characteristics fit standard oil? choose three correct answers.
read the article here
as you read, pay close attention to:

• the methods used by standard oil to create its monopoly.
• the way the federal government responded to the effects of the monopoly.

remember to keep your article open—you can use it to help you answer questions in the rest of your assignment.
it successfully stopped journalists from writing about it.
it helped its competitors stay in business.
it controlled the transportation of oil.

Explanation:

Standard Oil was known for creating a monopoly. Controlling oil - transportation was one of its methods to gain dominance. It did not help competitors stay in business and there is no indication it stopped journalists from writing about it.

Answer:

It controlled the transportation of oil.