USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A Progressive reformer, Roosevelt earned a reputation as a “trust buster” through his regulatory reforms and antitrust prosecutions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Roosevelt, a Republican, confronted the bitter struggle between management and labor head-on and became known as the great “trust buster” for his strenuous efforts to break up industrial combinations under the Sherman Antitrust Act.

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: -Roosevelt emerged spectacularly as a “trust buster” by forcing the dissolution of a great railroad combination in the Northwest. Other antitrust suits under the Sherman Act followed. Roosevelt steered the United States more actively into world politics.

Detailed explanation-5: -Roosevelt prioritized conservation and established national parks, forests, and monuments to preserve the nation’s natural resources. In foreign policy, he focused on Central America, where he began construction of the Panama Canal.