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In 1870, Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company. He quickly set out to build an empire. His strategy? Vertical integration. Rockefeller didn’t just want to own oil wells—he wanted to control every step of the process. He bought out refineries, pipelines, barrel factories, and even the railroads that transported oil.