The oil industry became a huge business
A. with the building of kerosene-fueled electric generators.
B. when the federal government granted a monopoly to Standard Oil.
C. with the invention of the internal combustion engine.
D. when diesel engines were perfected.
E. when oil shipping tankers were constructed on a massive scale.
Answer: C
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