THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THE MUCKRAKERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
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conservationist
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progressive
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entrepeneur
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trustbuster
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Detailed explanation-1: -Trustbuster. name for a person who worked to destroy monopolies and trusts. F. Theodore Roosevelt.
Detailed explanation-2: -• Trustbuster-a person working to destroy monopolies and trusts. • Conservation-the protection of natural resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -Theodore Roosevelt was called a trustbuster because he brought 44 anti-trust suits during his time in office. Roosevelt used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890’s powers to break up major industries including the railroads to protect the public’s interest from 1901 to 1909.
Detailed explanation-4: -When Theodore Roosevelt’s first administration sought to end business monopolies, it used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act as the tool to do so.
Detailed explanation-5: -One example of trust busting at the national level was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, passed in 1890. The federal government could use this law to attack corporations whose business interests crossed over state lines.