How did the Muckraker Ida Tarbell describe Standard Oil

Ineeed the answer asap which of the following describes the link between u.s. foreign policy and the rise of islamic extremist leaders in afghanistan during the late 20th century? apex

“well,” he says, “there’s excuse for picks and letting-on, in a case like this; if it warn’t so, i wouldn’t approve of it, nor i wouldn’t stand by and see the rules broke—because right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better. it might answer for you to dig jim out with a pick, without any letting-on, because you don’t know no better; but it wouldn’t for me, because i do know better.” the meaning in this excerpt is

The fact that were was no national military under the articles of confederation was a weakness in which area of government? a.)legislative b.)judicial c.) administrative d.)economic