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Why did the government at first hesitate to break up trusts and monopolies?
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∙ 14y ago
I don't think it was really malicious. The government just didn't see trusts and monopolies as a problem, even though they were reducing the amount of business activity in the United States.
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Why did government at first hesitate to break up trusts and monopolies?
I don't think it was really malicious. The government just didn't see trusts and monopolies as a problem, even though they were reducing the amount of business activity in the United States.
What president broke up the most trusts?
Theodore Roosevelt called the trust buster because of his efforts to break up trusts and outlaw business monopolies.
What President was called the trustbuster because he was the first president to break up trusts and monopolies?
The President who was called the trustbuster because he was the first to break up trusts and monopolies was Theodore Roosevelt. He believed in regulating big business to promote fair competition and protect consumers, leading to several antitrust prosecutions during his presidency in the early 1900s.
What was true about Sherman Antitrust Act?
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts or business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive. It also requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts (monopolies).
What was true about the sherman antitrust act?
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts or business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive. It also requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts (monopolies).
What statement best expresses Theodore Roosevelt's attitude toward trusts?
Teddy Roosevelt was known for trying to break up the monopolies and trusts in America so that fair business competition was available. Some of his successors in government carried on his work, somewhat unsuccessfully. Chief among these was US President Woodrow Wilson.
Theodore Roosevelt's policies toward large corporations were based on the belief that:?
Roosevelt was against monopolies held by some large corporations and believed the federal government should break them up and prevent new monopolies that might formed when companies merge.
How did monopolies end?
the government usually steps in and orders them to break up, like the telephone company way back when.
Why did many people in the late 1800s and early 1900s want the government to break up trusts?
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What did Theodore Roosevelt do for our government?
I am not sure what you want to know. Roosevelt was a reformer, but he pushed for laws that made life better for the people, pure food and drugs, national parks and forests, pushed the break-up of business trusts and monopolies, started the Panama Canal and expanded the use of the Monroe Doctrine. He expanded the role of the President which you might say did something for the government.
Describe how antitrust laws encourage competition?
The government can break up monopolies and block potential mergers which may reduce competition.
What did most progressives want to break up and regulate large companies?
trusts~apex
