WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Question
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Which sentence correctly describes Ida Tarbell as a “muckraker?”
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Ida Tarbell researched the crimes of the Standard Oil Co. and reported it in magazines and newspapers.
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Ida Tarbell was an educator who taught other journalists how to write creatively.
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Ida Tarbell was a labor union leader who fought for shorter work days by going on strike.
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Ida Tarbell researched the benefits of children getting an education.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Ida Tarbell described John Rockefeller’s Standard Oil as corrupt, dealing in unfair practices and profiting through illicit dealings with railroad companies.
Detailed explanation-2: -One result largely attributable to Tarbell’s work was a Supreme Court decision in 1911 that found Standard Oil in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The Court found that Standard was an illegal monopoly and ordered it broken into 34 separate companies.
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