The Answer Is :
C : The company was ruthless in its drive to eliminate competition.
The correct answer is C) The company was ruthless in its drive to eliminate competition.
Ida Tarbell was a muckraker during the late 19th and early 20th century. Her goal was to expose the ruthless business practices used by people like John D. Rockefeller. Rockefeller was a monopoly and often tried to eliminate competition in the oil industry by developing his company, Standard Oil, into a giant.
