Question

what is the principal message of the cartoon regarding the standard oil company?
a. it used its size to lower the prices of its products
b. it protected the nation from foreign competition
c. it used its economic power to influence government decisions
d. it employed violence to gain an unfair advantage for its workers
industrialization politics
source: udo j. keppler, puck, september 7, 1904 (adapted)

Explanation:

The cartoon shows Standard Oil as an octopus with tentacles reaching government - related places like the Capitol, White House, and State House, indicating influence via economic power.

Answer:

C. It used its economic power to influence government decisions