As illustrated in the 1889 cartoon The Rising of the Usurpers and the Sinking of the Liberties of the People, why did Thomas Nast believe that trusts were a threat to democracy and equality?
A) Pro-business legislators did little to slow the growth of big business.
B) Labor unions were weakened because strikes were seen as restraints of trade.
C) Corporate powers demanded long hours and dangerous work from industrial workers.
D) Wealthy executives used trusts to monopolize the necessities of life.
D
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