A successful application of the Sherman Antitrust Act was in _______ against _______.
A) 1880; the Ford Motor Company
B) 1889; the American Tobacco Company
C) 1911; Standard Oil
D) B and C are true.

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The successful application of the Sherman Antitrust Act was against Standard Oil in 1911. The act was used to break up the company's monopoly over the oil industry, leading to the creation of multiple smaller companies. Option A is incorrect as the Ford Motor Company was not a target of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Option B is partially correct as the American Tobacco Company was targeted by the act, but it was not a successful application.

A Successful Application of the Sherman Antitrust Act Was in _______