John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie interview
Q1: What was your first Job?
I worked as an assistant book keeper in Cleveland, Ohio.
Q2: In What occupation did you work?
I worked in the standard oil business it was very successful!
Q3: How long did your monopoly last and why did it close?
My Oil monopoly lasted from 1882, until 1911 when Congress closed it under new monopoly
rules.
Q4: How did you become such a monopoly?
I sold oil all over the world, in fact more than 90% of all the oil of the world came from one of
my plants.
Q5: When did you retire? And why?
I retired in 1933. I was overloaded with work! I had a nervous breakdown! I lost much of my hair
and retired.
Andrew Carnegie
Q1: What was your first job?
Answer: I was a bobbin boy in a cotton factory at thirteen.
Q2: In what ocupation did you work?
Answer: I worked in steel
Q3: Did you own a monopoly?
Answer: Yes.
Q4: Did you merge with other companies?
Answer: Yes, I merged with U.S. steel.
Q5: During which centuries did you live?
Answer: I lived in the 18 and 1900s.