Ida Tarbell's article, "The History of the Standard Oil Company," was an example of which of the following?

A. Social Party anti-capitalist propaganda

B. Progressive Era muckraking journalism

C. Gilded Age pro-capitalist public relations

D. 19th century objective historiography

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Ryan Hudson

22 April, 16:04

Ida Tarbell's article, "The History of the Standard Oil Company," was an example of which of the following?

A. Social Party anti-capitalist propaganda

B. Progressive Era muckraking journalism

C. Gilded Age pro-capitalist public relations

D. 19th century objective historiography

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Katie Livingston · Answer 1

The History of the Standard Oil Company is a 1904 book by journalist Ida Tarbell. It is an exposé about the Standard Oil Company, run at the time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, the richest figure in American history.

d. 19th century objective historiography

Ida Tarbell's article, "The History of the Standard Oil Company," was an example of which of the following?A. Social Party anti-capitalist propagandaB. Progressive Era muckraking journalismC. Gilded Age pro-capitalist public relationsD. 19th century objective historiography

Ida Tarbell's article, "The History of the Standard Oil Company," was an example of which of the following?

A. Social Party anti-capitalist propaganda

B. Progressive Era muckraking journalism

C. Gilded Age pro-capitalist public relations

D. 19th century objective historiography