Providing for family
getting a good job
time management between family and work
paying for college for kids
The correct answers are 2) By the 1880s, Standard Oil had become the largest oil refiner in the country, controlling access to 90 percent of the refined oil in the US. 4) Throughout the year 1904, investigative journalist Ida Tarbell published her famous series of articles on Standard Oil, mostly critiquing the company's ruthless practices.
The two facts that might help explain Keppler's depiction of Standard Oil are "By the 1880s, Standard Oil had become the largest oil refiner in the country, controlling access to 90 percent of the refined oil in the US." And "Throughout the year 1904, investigative journalist Ida Tarbell published her famous series of articles on Standard Oil, mostly critiquing the company's ruthless practices."
Here, the question is referring to the political cartoon published by cartoonist Udo J. Keppler. The cartoon appeared in "Puck Magazine," in the edition of September 7, 1904.
In the cartoon, Keppler depicts the Standard Oil storage tank as the head of a giant octopus with tentacles wrapped around many industries such as the steel, copper, and shipping companies. This, in reference to the monopolistic practices of John F. Rockefeller. The octopus is holding the statehouse, the U.S. Capitol, and is about to reach for the icon of US politics, the White House. Then you can read the word "Next!"
I had to get the Bible to see this.
Answer:
It has been observed by an honorable gentleman [Smith], that a pure democracy, if it were practicable, would be the most perfect government.
Explanation:
The correct answer is <span>D. preparedness.
The United States initially wanted to stay out of the war and that was even a part of Wilson's slogan during his candidacy. However, when they realized that they would no longer be able to stay out of the war, they started preparing by training people to join the army which would be used to participate in the war on various European fronts.</span>
