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In 1890 the United states passed the Sherman antitrust act . What was the purpose of this act?
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When were the first antitrust laws passed in the US?
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the first and most significant of the U.S. antitrust laws, outlawed trusts and prohibited "illegal" monopolies.
When people began to protest the powerful trusts of industry magnate Congress passed the blank?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Who vigorously prosecuted the Sherman Antitrust Law?
President Theodore Roosevelt was very aggressive to enforce the Sherman Antitrust Law passed in 1890. President Roosevelt filed suite against forty-five companies under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
The first major federal legislation passed to encourage competition in the US was the?
Sherman Antitrust Act was the first major federal legislation passed to encourage competition in the United States.
Which federal law was passed by congress to control trusts and monopolies?
Sherman Antitrust Act Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
What was the major purpose of the sherman antitrust act and the clayton antitrust act?
The Interstate Commerce Commission was to monitor railroad operations. The Sherman Antitrust Act was to break up bad trusts that were affecting the economy. But, it was ineffective because there was no definition as to what a trust or bad trust was. So it was later replaced witht eh Clayton Antitrust Act.
Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the sherman antitrust 1890 in response to?
Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 in response to prohibit monopolies. Who likes pizza cause I do
When people began to protest the industry of magnates congress passed the?
Sherman antitrust act
Congress passed the interstate commerce act 1887 and the sherman antitrust act 1890 in response to?
Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 in response to prohibit monopolies. Who likes Pizza cause I do
Which law did Roosevelt use to bust up a railroad trust?
Roosevelt used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890. This act was passed by the United States congress to prohibit trusts.
When people began to protest the trusts of industry magnates congress passed the?
Sherman antitrust act
When people began to protest the powerful trusts of industry magnates congress passed the .?
Sherman Antitrust Act
