Roosevelt’s Square Deal:

Trust Busting & Conservation

• Trust busting–Trust: legal body

that owns stocks in several corporations, usually in the same industry– In essence, a trust

was a monopoly owned by a small group–Sherman Anti-Trust

Act passed in 1890 but not enforced

• Conservation–Forests

depleted (only 20% left)–Farmland

exhausted by overuse–Waterways

used without regard to flooding possibilities–Animals

endangered by erosion of their environment & hunting

Political cartoon showing Roosevelt as a friend to animals & nature

Nonunion workers brought in to replace union workers on strike

The lowest amount a worker can be paid per hour

An organization of workers who work together to try to change working conditions

Refusal to work until demands are addressed

Economic system where workers own and control means of production & profits equally

Organized workers using strength in numbers to gain something for all workers

Absence or rejection of governmental authority

Trustbusting• Roosevelt believed

industry had to be regulated for the public good

• 44 lawsuits for antitrust violations, including–Railroads–Standard Oil

Company–Tobacco

Conservation• Roosevelt

preserved 194 million acres of public lands

• Created U.S. Forest Service

• Gave government an activist role in protecting the environment

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Journalists who worked to expose issues that needed to be addressed by government

Movement to protect and preserve natural resources

Political action to end monopolies and trusts

Political movement that believed government power should be used to fight injustice and improve people’s rights

Why are these Progressive movements?

TrustbustingIncreased government regulationGoal is to protect people from corrupt business practicesNew legislation & increased strength to existing laws

ConservationNew government regulationGoal is to protect natural resources for the futureCreation of new government agencies to manage resources• Employed

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