In the final episode of our Standard Oil series, the empire reaches its peak—and faces the consequences. As Rockefeller tightens control, resistance grows. Journalists, politicians, and the public turn against the monopoly, and Standard Oil becomes a target of the U.S. government’s most aggressive antitrust case to date.

What follows is not just a legal defeat, but a strategic turning point. We explore how the dissolution of Standard Oil in 1911 gave rise to a constellation of powerful successor companies—and how Rockefeller’s influence lived on long after the trust was broken. This is the story of transformation through collapse, and how strategy adapts in the face of pressure.

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(02:45) Part 6 - The Inferior Power

(32:03) Part 7 - The Fracture

(43:44) Part 8 - The Shadow Empire

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Episode 11

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