Which U.S. Supreme Court case led to the dissolution of Standard Oil?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
United States v. Standard Oil
Brown v. Board of Education
Answer
The U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Standard Oil led to the dissolution of the company in 1911. The court ruled that Standard Oil was an illegal monopoly and ordered it to be broken up into 43 smaller companies.
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