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Q PART 1 - 40 points 1. Character - Describe Rockefeller's background, climb to success and his leadership style. 2. Vertical Integration - What is it and how did Rockefeller apply it?3. Anti-Trust - State why he was forced into breaking up his oil company and wearing your CEO hat, whether or not you think this was the right thing for the government to force him to do.4. Anti-Trust, P2 - Do a 3-point compare contrast between Too Big To Fail and Monopoly (too big to succeed). Keep this in mind: in both cases it's the government that's driving company scope.5. Ethics - List at least 3 distinct ways in which Astor acted immorally while building his fur business.

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At the age of 25, John D. Rockefeller was ruling and controlling one of the largest refineries in the nation and by the time of his retirement, he was one of the most affluent mana in the nation. The key to his success was his ruthlessness and greedy capitalist bent of mind. He did not mind being a tyrant for taking the business reach the zenith of success. His drive for gaining success was very shrewd and practical. Rockefeller showed no mercy to its competitors and focused on creating a malevolent monopoly.