Look at the political cartoon, subtitled “the infant Hercules and the standard oil serpent.” Then answer the question that follows. Why did President Theodore Roosevelt undertake the trust-busting efforts symbolized by the cartoon?

A- John D. Rockefeller financed the presidential campaign of Roosevelt's Democratic rival.

B- Ida Tarbell's journalism turned public opinion against the abuses of monopolies.

C- William Tweed's Democratic political machine was caught accepting corporate bribes.

D- Joseph Pulitzer published sensationalized stories that caused people to distrust bankers.