In the Standard Oil antitrust case in 1911, the Court ruled that the:

A. company had to be disbanded.
B. company was guilty of unfair business practices and therefore should be broken up.
C. company had a monopolistic structure and therefore should be broken up.
D. Sherman Antitrust Act did not apply.


Answer: B

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