Question

Which of the following events was prompted by Ida Tarbell's investigative journalism?

A.
Congress passed a pure food and drug act.

B.
The Supreme Court broke up the Standard Oil trust.

C.
Roosevelt invited Tarbell to dinner at the White House.

D.
Child labor laws were rewritten.

Answer 1

"Published as a book in 1904, Tarbells work helped focus attention the growing issue of monopolies in the first decade of the twentieth century and was the catalyst leading to the U.S. Supreme Courts landmark 1911 decision to break up the Standard Oil monopoly."

http://sites.allegheny.edu/tarbell/

Answer 2

Thanks @jgirl128

Answer 3

no problem :p