J. P. Morgan
a. was the vice president of the United States in President Cleveland's administration.
b. was known as the preeminent financial manipulator of the late nineteenth century.
c. had a naïve understanding of the global economy in the late nineteenth century.
d. all of the above.
Answer: b. was known as the preeminent financial manipulator of the late nineteenth century.
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