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Reforming Business and Government

Question 2 • (AG Q1) US History I: 26-27 (MStackhouse)

Which of the following did the Sherman Antitrust Act make illegal in 1890?

Answer
A
corporations and rate discrimination
B
government regulation and oversight
C
trusts and monopolies
D
foreign trade and tariffs

Explanation

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 prohibited agreements or practices that restrained trade and efforts to monopolize commerce. It was aimed at trusts and monopolies, which could suppress competition and control prices. It did not ban government regulation, foreign trade, or corporations as a whole.

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