Roosevelt attacked trusts (big business corruption) and enforced the Sherman Antitrust Act. When Roosevelt came into office, the business world was dominated by exceedingly wealthy men who held firm control over their domains often in horizontal and/or vertical monopolies. He believed that government should regulate business but not control it. Roosevelt relied at first on the public reaction to the investigative journalism uncovering corrupt business practices. Later he employed the Sherman Antitrust Act in busting trusts.

Roosevelt helped make advancements in business/labor relations with his “Square Deal.” When miners went on strike demanding better wages, 8-hour wo

Theodore Roosevelt was a charismatic and jubilant politician and family man. He brought children into the White House, gave fiery speeches, fought for political/social causes for the common man, and carried with him an interesting past as a hero in the Spanish American War, governor of New York, and adventure seeker in the American West.

rk days, and a unionized workforce, their employers refused. This resulted in rising coal prices and a coal shortage. The public and even many industrialists urged the company to fulfill the miners’ requests. The company still refused. Roosevelt invited the company and miner representatives to discuss the issue at the White House. When the company refused to bargain, Roosevelt ordered the army to seize the mines. This information leaked, and business men again asked the coal company to settle. The miners returned to work when both sides agreed to an independent commission appointed by the president. Roosevelt called this a “Square Deal.”

Roosevelt also had a hand in regulating food and drugs in the US. He arranged for t

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