<P> Standard Oil Co. Inc. was an American oil producing , transporting , refining , and marketing company . Established in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler as a corporation in Ohio , it was the largest oil refinery in the world of its time . Its controversial history as one of the world 's first and largest multinational corporations ended in 1911 , when the United States Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil was an illegal monopoly . </P>
<P> Standard Oil Co. Inc. was an American oil producing , transporting , refining , and marketing company . Established in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler as a corporation in Ohio , it was the largest oil refinery in the world of its time . Its controversial history as one of the world 's first and largest multinational corporations ended in 1911 , when the United States Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil was an illegal monopoly . </P>
who helped bring about the breakup of the standard oil monopoly
who helped bring about the breakup of the standard oil monopoly
the United States Supreme Court
the United States Supreme Court