Ida Tarbell was one of the leading "muckrakers" of the Progressive era. She is best known for writing The History of the Standard Oil Company, which exposed the negative aspects of John D. Rockefeller's monopoly over the American oil industry.
Which legislation is most closely associated with the work of Ida Tarbell?
A)
the Dawes Act of 1887
B)
the Mann-Elkins Act of 1910
C)
the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
D)
the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906