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to get rid of "bad" trusts and keep "good" trusts
Theodore Roosevelt
Trusts changed during President Theodore Roosevelt's presidency. It was called Roosevelt's Square Deal policy and it attempted to balance trusts and public control.
Theodore Roosevelt worked to get laws passed that outlawed large trusts and broke up monopolies in business.
Roosevelt obtained indictments and i can't remember the nickname from it.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt held the position that the government should be able to regulate trusts. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th U.S. President.
"good trusts" - ones that consolidate industries to be internationally competitive, or offer good prices "bad trusts" - ones that reduce competition and drive up prices
Theodore Roosevelt filed suits against 44 trusts during his 7 1/2 years as president
Theodore Roosevelt called the trust buster because of his efforts to break up trusts and outlaw business monopolies.
Roosevelt believed that Taft did not deal with trusts aggressively enough.