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Which option best describes Ida Tarbell?

A. A reporter who went undercover as a meatpacking worker to expose unsafe working conditions

B. A reporter who lived among immigrants in the tenements to expose poor living conditions

C. A reporter who exposed the unfair business practices of the Standard Oil Company

D. A reporter who exposed the corruption of political machines that controlled city government



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Final answer:

Ida Tarbell exposed the monopolistic practices of Standard Oil Company through investigative journalism.


Explanation:

Ida Tarbell was a talented researcher and journalist who exposed the monopolistic practices of John Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company. She wrote a series of articles in 1902-03 that exposed the secret bookkeeping, bribery, sabotage, conspiracy, and other machinations of the Standard Oil monopoly. Her work led to the breakup of Standard Oil as a monopoly.


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