Japan, china, and korea were • friendly nations who shared culture and customs • rival nations who care into frequent conflict • neighboring countries who shared a common history • countries with very dissimilar culture and customs.

Which statement best describes standard oil in the late 1800s? standard oil controlled only a small number of the nation’s oil refineries. standard oil was a single business that operated in a small region. standard oil controlled only the means and methods of oil production. standard oil owned ninety percent of all oil refineries in the united states.